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KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In the South Valley, a affirmative young woman is leaving down a bequest that continues to alteration lives adjacent aft her conflict with cancer.
We archetypal met Emily Carpenter of Hanford successful 2015 during a Valley Children's telethon fundraiser event.
Action News' Dale Yurong had the accidental to interrogation past 10-year-old Emily a twelvemonth later.
"It's amusive due to the fact that you haven't seen them successful truthful agelong and they're the champion radical to person down you to assistance you get done this," said a vibrant and full-of-life Emily Carpenter astir her peers successful 2016.
Behind the large smile, fewer would person guessed she was battling a uncommon signifier of cancer.
"Emily was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, received attraction astatine Valley Children's, and a twelvemonth aft she was diagnosed with a relapse," explained Emily's Mom, Amelia Carpenter.
Emily received a bony marrow transplant from her small sister, Maddy.
A life-saving process that would springiness Emily bully wellness and the accidental to beryllium progressive successful FFA, play soccer, and h2o polo done precocious school..
Everything seemed large until her elder year.
"She was diagnosed with a secondary cancer, Ewing Sarcoma, astir apt caused by the attraction she received to dainty her crab erstwhile she was younger," mentioned Amelia.
For months, Emily received treatment.
But she ne'er stopped readying for the future.
Planning to caput disconnected to Cal Poly successful the Fall of 2024.
But the crab spread, and the attraction was unsmooth connected her body.
Through the pain, she ne'er mislaid her smile.
"She was a precise affirmative kid, precise beardown kid, she was strong-minded. Whatever she wanted to do, she was gonna get it done," expressed Matthew Carpenter, Emily's father.
"She accomplished truthful overmuch that it was mind-blowing to maine each the things she accomplished," mentioned Jim Carpenter, Emily's Grandfather.
She spoke astatine her precocious schoolhouse graduation..
Kicked disconnected her precise ain non-profit, Golden Positivity.
And successful 2025, contempt being successful and retired of the hospital. Emily was crowned Miss Kings County.
"That successful itself is beauteous awesome that she didn't conscionable springiness up," recalled Amelia.
Emily kept fighting, but yet mislaid her conflict to crab this month.
But her warrior tone lives on, "I inactive consciousness similar she is precise overmuch present," mentions Amelia.
"We are inactive together, conscionable a small different," expresses Matthew.
The Carpenter household shares the endless enactment of the community, Valley Children's, and loved ones who person kept them going during this hard time.
"My mom-heart is grateful," says Amelia.
The family's extremity is to proceed moving Golden Positivity successful representation of Emily's emotion for life.
The non-profit is geared towards delivering attraction packages for teens battling cancer; their efforts are section with hopes of reaching the federation 1 day.
If you would similar to donate, you tin sojourn the Golden Positivity website for much details.
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