Susana Hardee has always loved animals throughout her whole life. She's never let go of her dream of becoming a veterinarian or running an animal sanctuary when she gets older, not even after everything she's been through.
She's only 10 years old, but she's already lived through a lot more than many adults have. When she was younger, she started to feel tired all the time, so her parents took her for a blood test. That's when they found out that her red blood cell count was way off, and that their daughter had leukemia.
The treatments for her cancer totally changed the once bubbly, independent, and driven girl into someone who couldn't do much on her own besides sleep. Going through chemotherapy and being on steroids at the same time really took a toll on her, both mentally and physically. On top of the exhaustion, the treatments changed her appearance as well, and it was almost like she was a totally different child.
But on the inside, she was still strong, and couldn't wait to be treated like the person she truly was again.
Susana loves animals because they don't judge you. She learns everything she can about them in the hopes that she'll someday be able to take care of them, because her own pets and the animals she learns about have helped her though her sickness.
It was obvious what Susana's wish was, and it was more than she could have ever dreamed it would be. Watching her whole journey just melted my heart.
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