The moment is one that stays with you for ever. When a doctor gives you a cancer diagnosis, you take a sudden step sideways from happy reality to a dark parallel universe.
In 2014, Madelyn Odegard was diagnosed with cancer at only six years old. After a hard-fought battle, with numerous hospital stays and treatment plans, Maddy unfortunately passed away in August 2017 .
you will likely see that second wave. people who have been affected by the hurricane maybe not directly, but that this is the critical time for that. sort of that two-week window. this is where it s going to be important for either people to get to the hospitals or again as i mentioned, people literally getting out of the hospitals and out of the clinics and out of their cars because cars can t go, treatment bags in hand and walking down the flooded streets and going to people s homes and knocking on doors. sometimes they are bedridden and saying look, we have supplies. we have things to help. again, there is amazing organizations doing that kind of work, but it s not coordinated and doesn t feel consistent. that s the real concern. everyone is appreciative. standing by as the president and first lady are just getting off
can t get the medications they normally take, they don t have the conditions to help them survive. they re teetering on the edge already, kate, and they could be pushed over. those are the preventable deaths that people are so worried about. i have seen private organizations, project hope, direct relief, a couple going in and doing incredible work into these places hard to access places where no one else has a been, door to door, treatment bags in hand, kate, walking through flooded waters through the rain whatever it takes, to take care of people. because that s what s necessary right now. it s a tough environment. i hesitate to give it a grade of some sort. all i can tell you is there are people still suffering and that s where the attention and focus needs to be. and that s what et so tough about when you are talking about a grade card, is no matter what, there s still people suffering and that s where the focus really needs to lie as you re saying. so sara, we re watching air for
without. and they are at real risk of dying. life saving medications and iv fluids and antibiotics. you name it. what and they have not been reached. the treatment bags in hand. and people can t get out of their homes and communities. this is an ongoing issue here. it s got to be tough for them. the people who are in and out of hypoglycemic cover and they