On Oct 30, Emma and her family received the devastating news that Emma had Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS), stage 4 at age 14. The size and location of the tumor in her abdomen, combined with the pervasive small tumors, made it inoperable. The bone and PET scans revealed tumors on her spine and bone marrow biopsies showed trace amounts of the cancer cells in her marrow. Emma received intense Chemotherapy every week, at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, about 2.5 hours from home, for 52 weeks. Due to the advanced stage, they started her on the 7th week’s treatment. Emma has made a remarkable recovery when all odds were against her and will be completing her last round of chemotherapy on December 8th.