The Lauren Contest

Lauren Bedesky was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was a teenager. She fought, would feel well and she would win. There were times when doctors and nurses were fighting to keep her alive. Lauren’s life had changed so dramatically, she was so very close to death. How she coped with the trials that she had to go through, no one knows. We do know that it was hard. She always had a good attitude, and that helped her get through the hard times.

On the morning of May 27, 2012, Lauren’s life changed very abruptly. Her mom noticed that she had a very strange lump on her chest. Her mom, being a nurse,  realized that it could be a very big problem. Lauren’s mom told her that she was taking her to the hospital. Though Lauren felt fine, she reluctantly went. What the surgeons found inside her was a 15 pound tumor the shape of a football.

In the spring of 2013, therapy was finally finished. She had survived countless rounds of chemo. She survived nine rounds of radiation. The cancer that had scared her and her family was finally gone. After all those tests and treatments, it was finally gone. Lauren now works with an organization called the St. Baldrick's Foundation. She is healthy and ok and it was all because of her good attitude.