A Noblesville family that has gone through peaks and valleys over the past couple of years is now on a mountain top. There have been some pretty big scares during their little girl?s battle with cancer. The most recent shock for the family was the surprise of a lifetime: a trip to Disney World.
The third time was the charm.
?Mom!? screamed Izzy Mattocks.
?We are going to get on a plane right now,? said Molly Mattocks, Izzy?s mother.
?Mom, you never told me,? said Izzy.
Izzy Mattocks set off for Disney World Thursday.
?Thank you,? said Izzy. ?Let?s go, let?s go!?
The family is celebrating the 5-year-old?s fight against cancer. They tried to make the trip two other times, but each time Izzy?s health took a turn for the worse and she had to be rushed to the hospital.
?It did not happen because I got a fever and stuff,? said Izzy.
That was why this time, the trip was a secret.
?I am going to tell you this is a really awesome present and you do not want to lose it,? said Molly before the surprise was unveiled.
In 2011, Izzy started having sharp, severe pain in her stomach. At first, no one could figure out what was wrong with her. Then the discovery.
?Neuroblastoma is one of the most difficult pediatric cancers to cure,? said Molly. ?It is vicious.?
Neuroblastoma, like other forms of cancer, is a cold-blooded killer. Izzy was diagnosed with Stage 4. It had spread to her bones. The little girl?s fight for life began right away. She was put through intense rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.
?It is medicine that made my cancer go away,? said Izzy.
And that was not all.
?And I had surgeries,? she said.
Reporter: ?How many?? What did they do??
Izzy: ?I don?t know.?
Molly: ?Did they take the rock out?
Izzy: ?They took the rock out.?
The ?rock? was the cancer. The neuroblastoma battle rocked the family.
?It was just a nightmare,? said Molly. ?Some days you would feel joy and you would feel peace and know that you conquered something. Then, at any moment, something would go wrong.?
It tested their faith.
?Some days I would say, ?Really God?? Are you kidding me??? But at the end of the day, just to fall back on seeing how far He has gotten us through this journey,? said Molly.
Then, after all that worry, all of those sleepless nights, and all of that pain- a reason to smile, a clear scan. No evidence of disease. Izzy, ?Warrior Princess? was allowed to leave the hospital.
Izzy is far from being 100 percent healthy, though. She is still on an IV, and she wears a breathing mask when she is in public. None of that mattered as the family boarded their plane, the family was focused on their next journey, to ?The Happiest Place on Earth.?
Sadly, Izzy?s battle is not over. She still must to go through six more months of treatment, and there is still a chance the disease could come back. If that happens the family said they are ready to answer that challenge.
Source: http://fox59.com/2013/04/25/cancer-survivor-5-gets-the-surprise-of-a-lifetime/
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