Over the Fourth of July weekend I visited a very special little girl in the hospital, fifteen year old Zoe Hazlett.

Three weeks ago Zoe’s family experienced a nightmare no family should ever have to experience. Zoe was in a car with her father Bart, her brother Roan, 9 and her sister Olivia, 11, when an elderly woman crossed the center line going the opposite direction in her van and crashed into their car. Zoe’s brother, sister and father were all killed. Miraculously, Zoe survived the accident and was taken to the hospital for internal testing.

Zoe was taken to a local childrens’ hospital to be treated for a few breaks, bruises and cuts. While in the hospital the doctors were doing some routine scans to check for any internal injuries, as they would after experiencing a horrific car accident. That’s when they saw something on one of the scans that grabbed their attention.  Just when you think life had been turned upside down enough for this family who had just lost three of their family members, they then found out that Zoe, the survivor of this tragic car accident, was diagnosed with a form of cancer.

This week Zoe has started the fight of her life. She started her first of six rounds of chemotherapy this past weekend, and will be in the hospital for five days during each of the six rounds of chemo. Luckily, Zoe, her mother, and her thirteen-year-old sister, Jude, are very strong people with a very large extended family to help them through this very tough time.

A Hazlett Family Memorial Fund has been set up in honor of the family to help Zoe and the remaining family members with all the expenses for Zoe’s treatment. Please, please help Zoe and her family by clicking here.

Zoe, you are one of the bravest, strongest people I have ever met, and I will keep you in my prayers during this incredibly tough time! xo Kim