COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — A Columbus teenager’s four-year battle with bone cancer ended this week when she passed away on Thursday.
Alexis Jane McRae — known to her family and many friends simply as “Lexy” — was a student at the Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts.
Lexy was a spokesperson for the RALLY Foundation for Childhood Cancer research. She was described as brave, fearless and strong in her fight. Lexy had 11 surgeries, 35 radiation treatments, and more than 70 chemotherapy treatments.
Since her diagnosis, she spent more than 350 nights in the hospital over the course of four years.
Her fight drew the attention of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who helped her parents secure specialized Medicaid treatment last month. Kemp had met her last year in Lexy’s role with Rally.
Gov. Kemp issued the following statement Friday on X.
“Marty, the girls and I are saddened by the loss of such a brave and young Georgian,” it read. “It was truly an honor to have met her. Lexy’s family and friends are in our prayers.”