{"id":9594,"date":"2019-07-23T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=254999"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:17:10","slug":"8-year-old-cancer-survivor-celebrates-recovery-by-donating-her-birthday-gifts-to-the-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/8-year-old-cancer-survivor-celebrates-recovery-by-donating-her-birthday-gifts-to-the-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Celebrates Recovery By Donating Her Birthday Gifts To The Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Zoe Figueroa just turned 8 years old, but she\u2019s celebrating much more than just her birthday. The young girl also recently got the news that she\u2019s finally done with cancer treatment after 16 months.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Zoe was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in February 2018. She had a tumor from her chest to her pelvis. Her odds of making it through the illness weren\u2019t great.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cFifty percent of kids don\u2019t make it,\u201d mom Sheena told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideedition.com\/8-year-old-celebrates-beating-cancer-donating-birthday-presents-back-hospital-54367\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">InsideEdition.com<\/a>.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Zoe underwent a grueling treatment routine that included seven cycles of chemotherapy plus radiation, surgery, immunotherapy, and two stem cell transplants.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">That\u2019s so much for a little girl to go through, but Zoe persevered.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Finally, Zoe finished her treatment \u2014 just in time for her eighth birthday.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">The family threw a big party with 250 guests to celebrate her recovery.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255003\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-8yo-survivor-donates-gifts\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" class=\"size-large wp-image-255003 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor-1200x627.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cancer-survivor-1000x523.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: YouTube\/Inside Edition<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cWhen we started in this, we weren\u2019t sure if she would make it or she wouldn\u2019t,\u201d Sheena explained. \u201cIt was really important for us to commemorate what she had been through by celebrating her and her life with a party.\u201d<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Zoe can\u2019t wait to finally enjoy time with her family again.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cNow we go back to normal life, she can go back to school, we can do things as a family that we weren\u2019t able to do before. It\u2019s just a blessing. A huge blessing,\u201d Sheena said.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">To pay the blessing forward, Zoe decided to donate all of her birthday gifts to kids who are still battling cancer at the hospital.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Watch the video to find out more about why this 8-year-old cancer survivor donated all her birthday presents!<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><span class=\"empty\">Proper BCS greatergood_ctg_abovevideo<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-8yo-survivor-donates-gifts\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoe Figueroa just turned 8 years old, but she\u2019s celebrating much more than just her birthday. The young girl also recently got the news that she\u2019s finally done with cancer treatment after 16 months.Zoe was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in February 2018. She had a tumor from her chest to her pelvis. 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