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Meet our past Featured Heroes
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| Emily in 2009 |
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A couple of years ago, Emily Rose Funk was a normal 5-year-old playing soccer and taking ballet. Her arm was really sore one night after ballet, so her parents, Steve and Margaret Funk, thinking she probably just strained her arm, took her in for an x-ray "just to be sure". Little did they know their lives would forever be changed. Emily and her parents were plopped right into the Children's Hospital of Denver's Oncology/Hematology unit. Emily was diagnosed with Osteorsarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Though she has undergone treatment and surgery, and her cancer is no longer visible, Emily will have to undergo more surgeries to physically bring the arm back to normal. Inspite of the medical treatments and hospital stays, Emily is a typical 3rd grader at Bethlehem Lutheran School. The Bethlehem family has been an incredible support to Emily, her parents Steve and Margaret and her younger brother Andrew.
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| Emily and her brother Andrew |
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| Emily, Andrew and Dad |
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