23 septembre 2026

Every Doctor Treating My 7-Year-Old Daughter for Cancer Dressed as Superheroes for Her Birthday – She Was Crying with Joy When Her 0ncologist Knelt Down and Said, ‘There’s One Part of Today Your Mom Doesn’t Know About Either’

Her other obsession was superheroes.

She kept a row of little figures beside her bed and chose one before every treatment.

Alice had been fighting leukemia for almost a year.

« Chemo buddy, » she’d announce.

That morning, Spider-Man was clipped to her IV pole.

I’d hung paper stars around the room and brought a small cake.

Alice looked at the decorations, then at me.

« You did too much. »

« It’s your birthday. »

Spider-Man was clipped to her IV pole.

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