Mom Begs Doctors to Treat Sick Newborn. 3 Months Later, a Scan Shows Her Liver Resembles '65-Year-Old Alcoholic' (Exclusive)
The doctors were straightforward when they spoke to the Sewells: “I know we admitted [her] for liver issues, but we want to introduce you to our oncology team. Your daughter has cancer,” Lauren, 34, recalls the doctors telling her and Joe, 37, in October. “We knew something was wrong, and we just needed to figure out what to try to help her,” says Lauren. Her instincts were right, and though it took months to identify Violette’s stage 4S neuroblastoma, she started chemotherapy less than 48 hours after getting an official diagnosis....