My daughter Amy Elizabeth is my hero.

At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor on her brainstem.

She underwent major brain surgery where they removed 75% of it. The other 25% they zapped with chemo and radiation.

She has been in remission for 14 years!!! She had to learn to walk, eat, speak, and dress herself all over again. She lost most of her high school friends (kids just don't know how to cope or what to say to someone in her position). She graduated with her class in 1996, even though she missed a whole year of school (she was home schooled). She lost most of her hair, as it never grew back.

She is now 30, lives on her own with my grandkitty, Callie Ann, and works part-time at an aviation company.

My kid beat the odds. She kept a positive attitude and did not let the "C" word become a death sentence.

She's my miracle kid and I'm VERY lucky to have her in my life.