Miracle Kid Monday: Eli

In honor of September being National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’d like to introduce you to Eli!

Eli suffered from excruciating abdominal pain and was admitted to Cottage Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) where he was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney cancer. He underwent surgery to remove a two-pound tumor. After seven months of chemotherapy, Eli rang the “last chemo” bell and is now cancer-free. He’s back to school, back to playing four-square and wall ball, and back to being himself.

CCMC cares for more than 14,000 children a year in our Acute Pediatrics Unit, Haselton Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Pediatric Trauma Center and 10 specialized pediatric outpatient clinics. CCMC is designated by the state of California as a Special Care Center for Hematology-Oncology.