Later this month, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Nebraska will host Light the Night at Stinson Park.
The event is all about celebrating, honoring, and remembering those touched by blood cancers — while raising funds for life-saving research, advocacy, and support for patients and their families.
KMTV is a proud sponsor, and I will be there for the second consecutive year as the emcee.
Tessa Adkisson will be there, too. A 7-year-old girl with a story to tell.
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“She is very joyful. Always excited,” Tessa’s Mother Kirsten Adkisson said while describing her daughter.
Behind that infectious smile is an incredible amount of strength.
Tessa reads the title of the book she is holding, “How Tessa beat cancer.”
“It was September 2019,” Kirsten recalls. “Tessa was two-and-a-half years old.”
After some very strange symptoms, like sleeping 18 hours a day and bruising easiy, Kirsten took her daughter to the pediatrician.
“The pediatrician came in, looked at us, and said, ‘I’m going to need you to pack a bag. You’re going to head to Children’s Hospital because Tessa has leukemia.’”