Cancer, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation, Solid Tumor

Childhood cancer survivor raises money for care and plans to become a nurse

Olivia “Liv” Miller was an active toddler and constantly on the go. When she started showing signs of fatigue and generally not being herself, her mother and father took her to their pediatrician in Owensboro, Kentucky. Olivia had come down with pneumonia along with tonsillitis. The decision was made to remove her tonsils and adenoids….

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Brain Tumor, Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Patient Stories, Radiology, Solid Tumor

Family’s journey with child’s neuroblastoma goes from shock to hope

Andrea and Barry Smith will never forget April 25, 2018. That’s the day their 18-month-old daughter, Emaleigh, had a computed tomography (CT) scan that threw the family into a tailspin. The Smiths had barely gotten home from the test when the doctor called. Emaleigh had a solid tumor in her chest, near vertebrae — hugging…

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