DUSON, La. ( KLFY )– A little girl from Duson is showing others the power of resilience and love. At only 3 years old, she’s had to fight for her life, battling cancer, then losing her home in a fire.
News 10 first introduced the Francis family in October 2023 after they lost everything. The family of five was completely starting over.
Lafayette Parish family loses everything in home fire
This week, the family received a huge blessing. A local organization granted little Kehlani’s dream and is providing a ray of light.
“I’m here to ask you, what would you like for a big dream?” Becky Prejean, executive director of Dreams Come True, asked Kehlani Francis.
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She enthusiastically replied, “A giraffe!”
Kehlani has been through a lot for her young age. At only 6 months old, she was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer. After battling cancer for years, doctors declared her cancer-free. On her third birthday in September 2023, Kehlani finally rang the bell in the hospital.