Blaine Baxley was only 19 months old when she was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Like most of us at that age, she doesn’t remember much from that time.

“I was very young when I was first diagnosed, so the remembrance of that time was from my mom educating me on what I went through,” she says.

Blaine’s first battle with leukemia lasted two years. After enduring grueling treatments, she finally rang the bell, signifying her remission.

“After those two years, I was healthy and active and playing sports,” Blaine recalls. “I was enjoying life in my elementary years.”

By the time she completed elementary school, Blaine was ready to embrace the summer before starting sixth grade. It was August of 2013, just days before middle school was set to begin. She had spent the day outside in the Florida heat with her mother, soaking in the last moments of summer in their hometown of Ocala. But that evening, something felt off.

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