I can’t even begin to put into words what this amazing little angel has been through the past 7 months. Just before Christmas, Ryah’s little body was riddled with tumors. If Nanci hadn’t been persistent and followed through with her gut feeling, that something wasn’t right with her baby, Ryah wouldn’t be here today. The doctors all said she was fine and most parents would have accepted that but not Nanci. Her persistence saved her baby’s life. Since the beginning of December, Ryah has had to deal with countless pokes and prods, 6 or 7 rounds of chemo and a whole battery of tests that would bring grown men to their knees. Somehow though…she seemed to sail through everything thrown at her with unbelievable courage, strength and laughter and boundless energy. Early on, the doctors really didn’t think Ryah would survive…she had stage 4 cancer. I guess God has other plans for her though because today she is doing amazing…her tumors (the largest was the size of a basketball) are all pretty much gone and she turns 2 next week.
I’m waaaaaaay behind on blogging as these photos were taken when Nanci and Ryah were in town over May long weekend. It was sort of an impromptu photo session…more of a playdate than anything. Nanci really wanted some photos of her before her hair started to grow back and I was only too happy to oblige. The first image made both of us cry as soon as we saw it on the back of the camera and i’d be lying if I said I wasn’t all sniffly and teary-eyed right now.
by Daniela
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