Rally Fantasy Baseball Tour- Seattle!

Rally Kid, Mia and her Rally Brother, Noah have proudly worn their Rally gear all year long and I am amazed at their understanding of why Mia is a Rally kid. Mia and Noah tend to be a little shy, but are always thrilled when we talk about Rally. They were very excited to participate in the Rally Foundation Fantasy Baseball Tour in Seattle.

They both brought their baseballs to get autographed and as we walked to the field for batting practice, Mia repeated to me over and over “Mom, I’m just not ready yet, Mom, I‘m just not ready yet.” It was so cute; she was nervous! She of course enjoyed her time down on the field, smiled for the pictures and is quite proud of her autographed baseball. Thank you Rally Foundation for including both Mia and Noah!

Only fifteen months ago I learned my child had cancer, six months later I heard about Rally Foundation and as the past few months have gone by, we are so proud to be part the Rally NW Team.

Mia was diagnosed in 2009, with High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. As a parent I was completely shocked, did the words “PEDIATRIC CANCER” mean that Mia would die? At that point all I knew is that my baby, my 2 year old daughter needed immediate medical attention and what I didn’t know is that Mia’s treatment plan would include 3 years of IV Chemotherapy, Intrathecal Chemotherapy, Oral Chemotherapy, Steroids, etc……. all drugs necessary to poison and kill her Leukemia cells. I am very thankful to Seattle Children’s Hospital doctors and nurses, Mia has been brave, fought hard and has responded well to most of her treatment.

After walking the walk, knowing that many families will walk in our shoes or be faced with losing a child to cancer, our family supports the Rally Foundation in hopes of more awareness and funds for Oncology Research at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The knot in my stomach that came on March 13, 2009 will never go away now that I’ve heard the words “Pediatric Cancer”, but my hope is that treatment will continue to get better until one day there is a cure! We Rally for Mia; she’s my hero!

By Lani, Rally Kid Mia’s Mom