{"id":26928,"date":"2021-04-01T18:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T18:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=340020"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:59","slug":"8-year-old-cancer-survivor-breaks-national-record-for-girl-scout-cookie-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/8-year-old-cancer-survivor-breaks-national-record-for-girl-scout-cookie-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Breaks National Record for Girl Scout Cookie Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many of us have fond memories of the Girl Scouts.<\/a> Whether you participated in the organization as a child yourself, or simply enjoyed the yearly joy of those tasty cookies, the influence of the Girl Scouts is prevalent everywhere. This cookie season, the San Bernardino community came together to show just how impactful Girl Scouts can be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: Facebook\/Lilly Bumpus<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8-year-old Girl Scout Lilly Bumpus was born with cancer. At just three months old, she started adult-form treatment and chemotherapy. This past July, Lilly celebrated 7 years of being cancer-free. Unfortunately, Lilly\u2019s fight isn\u2019t done yet. According to a Facebook post written by her mother, Trish Bauer, Lilly is still struggling with long-term effects of the treatment, which will impact her for the rest of her life. \u201cLilly is on the \u2018escalated spectrum,’\u201d she wrote,<\/a> \u201cmeaning she started having life threatening reactions and side effects while she was still in treatment and now will fight forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: Facebook\/Lilly Bumpus<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the battle Lilly still faces, she remains optimistic and refuses to give up on her dreams. \u201cShe does not like somebody telling her something is not possible,\u201d her mom said.<\/a> \u201cWhen I told her at the beginning of the season how tough it would be to sell this year, she told me, \u2018Nothing is impossible if everybody chose to make it possible.’\u201d And not only did Lilly sell this year, but she broke the national record for most boxes sold in one season!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: Facebook\/Lilly Bumpus<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lilly sold 32,484 boxes this season, including 5,000 donation<\/a> boxes that will go to \u201cfellow childhood cancer warriors in the hospitals, to help feed the homeless in our communities and to our deployed troops.\u201d Lilly was both shocked and proud of her incredibly successful season. \u201cI thought, \u2018Wow I never knew I could do that,\u2019 she said. \u201cIt just meant so much to me to see that huge number. It\u2019s like the biggest number I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to help other children in need, consider donating a comfort and care backpack.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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