by Melissa Newland
“It was a surreal experience” was the response from local teen Natalie Laramore as a tear slid down her cheek when she was asked what she thought about her recent trip to Walt Disney World in Florida through the MakeA-Wish Michigan program. But it was a tear of joy
and thankfulness-not only for the fully paid luxurious trip of a lifetime, but also because she was given the news after 22 different chemotherapy cocktails and 17 specific radiation
located treatments that she has now been declared to have “no active disease throughout her whole body” after her last PET scan for any recurrence of Stage II Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Mom Kristy Laramore also had some tears in her eyes during the interview when speaking about the Make-A-Wish program and all the local Baraga County support the family has
received during this difficult time. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.