About the January Who Do You Love winner:
Austin Small loves Cheetos. That might not set her apart from most toddlers, but it s more than a just a snack for her. It was a distraction during a very long, tough year for both Austin and her mom Wendi.
“It’s every parents worst nightmare to get this news that your child has cancer,” says Wendi Small.
The mother and daughter spent the past year traveling from their Walla Walla, WA home to Spokane, WA for Austin’s chemotherapy.
As a baby, doctors discovered Austin had a tumor in her head that needed to be removed and treated. That treatment would include 52-chemotherapy visits which became extra challenging as COVID -19 restriction were put in place. That’s where American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest (ACCOIN) made a difference.