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Teagan Fights Cancer with Belle and the Beast

Teagan Grace first said hello to the world on August 4, 2005. She loves ballet and gymnastics (she calls it “nastics”) and enjoys playing outside. Unfortunately, being diagnosed with and battling cancer from an early age has limited her ability to enjoy what most kids her age enjoy and take for granted.  But Teagan is beginning to return to doing what she loves: playing with her friends, saying her colors, and having fun at school.  We are glad we were able to help her get back to the basics of being a kid!

Teagan’s Small Miracle request was to attend a production of Beauty and the Beast, complete with a meet and greet with Belle and the Beast! Her parents wrote about how fulfilling this wish helped make the hard times just a little bit easier:

“Teagan was so excited to see the play, she even wore her very own Belle dress! Some of Teagan’s birthdays have been spent in the hospital, so getting the chance to have a real birthday is extra special for us. Before we left the house to go to the play, Teagan saw the picture of her birthday from last year. She pointed to the picture and said “then sick” then she touched her Belle dress and said ‘now better.’ (That one made Dad cry) We will never forget this birthday. Thank you!”