Lucara-Bell said it's thanks in large part because of the financial support from events like the Helping Hand Poker Run. Her family lives part-time in Salt Lake so that she can receive proper treatment, and she's now approaching a year since the doctor gave her that diagnosis. No child, no parent, or family should be given a prognosis of months.'īut Maylin has continued to fight for more months. 'For four months, I couldn't talk about it,' Lucara-Bell said. Her mother said it's a day that is still difficult to talk about. That horrifying news was given to Maylin and her family last August. It's been a hectic 10 months, but she's a fighter.' 'Now it's 10 months later and she's still here. 'They gave us our diagnosis and said she had four to six months,' Maylin's mom Meagan Lucara-Bell said. She's pretty amazing.'įor the Bells, it's another terrifying story and one that has them thankful for every additional day they get to spend with their daughter. Williams said that the news rattled her entire family, but that she's proud of how her daughter has responded to the adversity.
