After being hindered by winter storms, the Virginia High School League state team and individual championships begin Saturday at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach teen celebrates ten years since cancer diagnosis
The freshman was diagnosed at four years old
and last updated 2021-02-17 09:49:30-05
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â A Virginia Beach teenager, who has captured the heart of the community, is acknowledging and celebrating ten years since she was diagnosed with cancer.
Abby Furco is now a freshman at Kellam High School. She was just four-years-old when doctors diagnosed her with a form of Leukemia.
After several years of intense treatment, the cancer came back, and she underwent a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Since then, sheâs had to deal with other serious health problems including heart failure.