Nevada’s only childhood cancer center is amplifying its efforts during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month — aiming to shine a light on a disease that impacts thousands of children each year. Cure 4 the Kids, based in Las Vegas, is working to raise awareness and support for families in the valley who are navigating the challenges of childhood cancer.
For families like the Counts, childhood cancer has hit hard. Last December, Glen Counts’ daughter, Evie, was diagnosed with a brain tumor after an unplanned trip to the hospital revealed alarming news.
“We took her to the hospital because she wasn’t feeling well, and doctors discovered she had a mass in her head the size of a baseball,” Counts said.
Evie underwent an emergency surgery the same night, a procedure that Counts said was nothing short of miraculous.
“We got so lucky that the one pediatric neurosurgeon in the area was on call that night,” he said. “He was able to come in and save her life by relieving the pressure from her head. It actually involved removing part of her skull to do it.”