Imagine if your 2-year-old had cancer. Not only would you be helping her fight the disease and the horrible effects of treatment, you would also have to protect her from infection. Chemotherapy suppresses the body's immune system, making patients extremely vulnerable to infections and diseases. For kids undergoing cancer treatment, this means no more playdates with other children -- and months, even years of painful isolation. This is the harsh reality for many children with cancer.
But Nancy Zuch could not accept that. She wanted more for her daughter Morgan, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 2. So she founded The Morgan Center, a preschool just for kids with cancer.
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