Letter to the Editor: Grateful for Teachers’ Support During Cancer Treatment

“Today, I want to highlight a group of people who have made a massive difference for my family this year. Just five months ago, life was humming along swimmingly for the Johnston family. I was a stay-at-home wife to Jeremy and mom to our three children: Sadie (7), Micah (5), and Tessa (3).

On August 31, 2018, our lives were upended. You see, our three-year-old daughter, Tessa Abigail, was diagnosed with Stage 3 High-Risk Neuroblastoma. This meant complete upheaval for our family. Tessa’s treatment protocol is fifteen months long and requires her to live within one hour of Seattle Children’s Hospital.” (Read Full Letter at My Ferndale News)