Cancer
A little girl’s courage: Two-plus years of cancer treatment
Child life specialists helped a brave 5-year-old manage to have some fun while fighting leukemia
Page Leggett
Contributing Writer
Published Nov. 13, 2025
Ruthie Dickenson, now 8, is proud of her battle with with leukemia. "Nothing in medicine, or in life, is 100%,” her doctor said. “But most children treated for this kind of cancer will be cured.” Photo credit: Andrea Brewer.
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