Lilly's Goodbye to Michalla

From Lilly's first time meeting Michalla in the halls at Primary Children's Hospital to the very last, Michalla was always able to make Lilly smile.  The first week that Lilly met Michalla was the first week that Lilly was diagnosed and the most difficult, but it was Michalla that made that week a little easier.  Lilly had just found out that she was going to lose her hair and she was devastated.  After meeting with Michalla, she told Lilly it was ok to be bald and that when else can they be called Baldilocks which made things a little easier?

From that first meeting their bond was eternal and they were virtually inseparable.  Lilly always looked forward to going to clinic because it meant that she could visit with Michalla, even those days that seemed too hard Lilly demanded we go visit Michalla.  When they weren't together Lilly talked about her special cancer friend to others and how Michalla would paint her nails.  They would even Facetime each other nearly every day just to see how the day was going. 

Lilly wanted to be just like Michalla, so she started painting others nails and meeting new friends like Italia in the halls of the ICS unit.

Thank you Michalla for making the start of this rough journey a little less daunting and more filled with joy and gratitude.  You will forever be missed but never forgotten.

Love your Forever Friend
Lilly Jayde Alldredge