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| Ahmie Njie and her mother Gienna Smith-Njie |
On December 1, 2013, Ahmie Njie was diagnosed with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors. She was 13 and lived with her single mother and little sister in Shoreline.
Thus began rounds of drugs, chemotherapy, surgery, and all the arsenal that modern medicine has to throw at cancer.
Sometimes she got better. Her hair grew back. She was able to go to school.
Neighbors and friends held fundraisers to try to support the family so her mother could be with her during her illnesses and treatments. Funds were raised for trips to Disneyland, to try to give the family a little relief.
Finally, it was too much for her young body. She died in her mother's arms at the age of 15.
Friends are conducting fundraisers for the family. Cancer is expensive, even with insurance.
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