This little firecracker is 8 years old today!! She just gets more wonderful as time goes by. I feel so incredibly privileged to be her mother!

Before she could even talk, this little pixie showed me that it’s possible to smile every day, no matter what. And she’s still doing it! Her unsinkable spirit has brought her to victory over leukemia not once, but twice! (First in her blood; then in her nervous system!) She’s smiled her way through a total of 4.5 YEARS of chemotherapy treatments, out of her 8 years of life, with very few complications and virtually no long-term side effects! Today she is balanced and healthy and thriving with only 3 months of maintenance chemo left, and no sign of cancer anywhere!

She truly inspires me and lifts me up. Despite the challenges we’ve faced, it has been an absolute honor to have a front row seat to her magical approach to life over the past 8 years! I cannot wait to see what else she is inspired to take on in her life!!

Happy birthday my sweet Brooke. You are my inspiration, my angel, my teacher, and my favorite little girl in the whole wide world! May the next year of your life bring you as much joy as you bring to life, and to so many around you.