RICHMOND, Va. — Born just months apart, friends Peyton Arthur and Makayla Hall consider themselves more like family. While their social spirits and shared interests have kept the pair inseparable, it was a devastating diagnosis that first brought them together.
Exactly 3 months apart in 2023, the then 12-year-old Peyton and Makayla were each told by doctors they have lymphoblastic leukemia, a blood cancer that affects white blood cells.
“I was asking my mom am I going to die, will I be able to grow up and get married and have kids and do all of these things I’m supposed to be able to do?” Peyton recalled.
Because of the treatment, Peyton and Makayla were often isolated…