September: Jesslie Mejia, 4th grader at Marie G Davis Elementary School, Charlotte, NC

Jesslie Mejia, 4^th grader at Marie G. Davis Elementary School, Charlotte, NC

Jesslie is a helpful older sister to her brother, Jimmy. She likes animals, dogs especially, swimming, dancing and playing with slime. Jesslie is going to celebrate her 10^th birthday in October and will hopefully be spending that time with family and friends.

The past couple months have been a little scary for Jesslie and her family. She was diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) on August 3, 2017. Jesslie was maintaining a high fever which they thought was a virus. After getting bloodwork done it was confirmed that she had cancer and she has spent the past month receiving chemotherapy at Levine Children’s Hospital. Jesslie has aspirations of being a Doctor, Teacher or Veterinarian. She wants people to know that sometimes she’s scared and sometimes she’s brave.

Information provided by her mother, Edit Maldonado.