Our Warriors Who Inspire Us
Katie Schafer
Location
Missouri
Type
DIPG
Diagnosed
September, 2021
Hospital
N/A
Currently Battling
Yes
Story
My beautiful 14 year old daughter, a competition dancer, went from doing turns and flips on the dance floor in July to having blinding headaches and not being able to walk down the hall in September. After a few weeks of treating migraines (without giving her any relief), my husband insisted the doctor order more tests. An MRI was done on a Thursday and the next day she had surgery (a biopsy and to drain fluid). Now she is mostly confined to a wheelchair because she has no balance. She is beginning her fourth week of radiation today, 11/8/21.