Natalee's story
Natalee is as unique as the spelling of her name. She listens to music from the 40s and has already won a handful of writing contests.
Natalee loves the freedom her imagination provides. When she isnt crafting a story, shell be your typical kid, seeing movies with friends, shopping, and traveling with her family.
But life as Natalee knew it changed overnight. Following an unremarkable fall in P.E., Natalees eyes started darting back and forth rapidly. A frantic trip to a local emergency room. And the terrible news - Natalee had a brain tumor. The emergency physician sent her to Phoenix Childrens.
On December 22, 2003, a CT scan at Phoenix Childrens Hospital revealed multiple advanced brain tumors. And they were malignant. Unbelievably, their active, outgoing girl had brain cancer.
Two days later, on Christmas Eve, neurosurgeon Dr. David Moss, brought in hand-selected surgical assistants and a second neurosurgeon to perform an emergency surgery.
As she was wheeled down the hall, her mom was on one side and her dad was on the other. To stay strong, they chanted together, Were from New York and were gonna kick butt.