Upstate 5-year-old with cancer starts mission to help other kids in hospital
Riley Faith Steep started her mission to help other kids in the hospital feel more comfortable during their stay
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Updated: 6:20 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
Upstate 5-year-old with cancer starts mission to help other kids in hospital
Riley Faith Steep started her mission to help other kids in the hospital feel more comfortable during their stay
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Updated: 6:20 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
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BED IS SOMETHING A LOT OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED, BUT FOR KIDS INHE T HOSPITAL WITH CANCER, THAT’S THEIR REALITY ONE LITTLE GIRL IS TAKING HERWN O EXPERIENCE TO BRING A PIECE OF HOME TO KIDS JUST LIKE HER. WE SEE IT WHIT DIFFERENT EYES BECAUSE SHE’S WALKED THE HALLWAYS. SHE SLEPT IN THE BED. WHAT’S HAPPENING RACE CARS? SHE JUST KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKEO T BE IN A HOSPITAL BED AWAY FROM ALL TSEHO COMFORTS OF HOME. NOW. RILEY STEEP IS BRINGING HOME TO THE HOSPITAL. FOR DOZENS OF OTHER KIDS AND SHE WANTED THEM TO FEEL COMFY AND COZY. SO SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO TAKE THEM SHEETS. RILEY’S COZYFYOM C THEY WENT TO THE PEOPLE WITH THE BAD SPOTS. THE BAD SPOTS ARE WHAT RILEY CALLS HER CANCER? DIAGNOSED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD HAS STAGE 4 ADRENAL CORTICAL CARCINOMA. SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN SEVERAL OF THE ROOMS ON THE ONCOLOGY FLOOR. SO THESE SHEETS ARE ACTUALLY GOING ON BEDS AS SHE SLEPT IN. COOL. I PUT SOME MOANA SHESETN O HER BED BECAUSE WHAT FOUR-YEAR-OLD DOES NOT LIKE MOANAND A SHE JUST LOVED IT NOW RILEY IS COLLECTING. STUFFED ANIMALS DID THESE LOOK LIKE BUTTON? EVEN COLORING BOOKS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER AT PRISMA HEALTH CHILDREN’S HOSPALIT IT REALLY JUST LETS A CHILD BE A CHILD. RILEY’S GRANDMOTHER YSSA WANTS OTHER KIDS TO KNOW AND RILEY’S GRANDMA HOPESO T TURN HER MISSION INTO A NON-PROFIT SOMEDAY IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE YOU CAN FDIN MEOR INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE WYFF4.COM.