Recently, seven year old Condit Elementary School student, Jazzy Lyn, overcame cancer. Jazzy was only three and a half when she was first diagnosed and has been fighting cancer for three and a half years. She had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and was diagnosed in July 2010. Jazzy had to receive many types of treatment such as spinal taps, many blood work panels, two surgeries for central lines, and chemotherapy which included shots, infusions, and pills.

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When Heather Lyn found out her daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia she was five months pregnant with her son. The Lyn family was planning on going on a vacation to a Washington lake house they owned.

“During her treatment, it was really hard to juggle around hospital stays, doctor visits, clinic appointments and a newborn, but the support of my family, friends, and the El Roble staff is what got us through it,” El Roble English teacher Heather Lyn said.

Jazzy also became very aware of germs and now knows when she gets sick, it’s different than when other kids become sick. It also affected Parker Lyn, Jazzy’s little brother, because he could not go anywhere crowded and take the risk of getting a sickness and bringing it home to Jazzy.

“I had Mrs. Lyn as a teacher in 8th grade and when she explained that her daughter was fighting Leukemia, she told us that it’s not the same as when any other kid got sick.” CHS sophomore Jezreel Bodley said.

Jazzy knew having leukemia came with a lot of restrictions. It affected her attendance of her first year in kindergarten. She had to take kindergarten twice because she was only able to attend eight days of school for the year. Also, during her treatment, she was not allowed to play on playgrounds, with pets, go anywhere with big crowds and circulated air, or go to a restaurant.

When Jazzy was diagnosed with cancer, she was too young to truly understand what cancer was, but once she finished treatment at age six she started to understand what blood cancer was. She knows that she is a brave kid who has done something amazing. Jazzy was very excited on her last day of chemotherapy and her family celebrated her last infusion at clinic with balloons and a pictures with her nurses.

Jazzy is a strong young girl and has been through a lot, yet still continues to make the best out of it. She always has a positive attitude and doesn’t let anything bring her down.

To learn more about and/or contribute to her cause, visit the Team Jazzy Home-Page:
http://pages.lightthenight.org/calso/OrangeCo14/TeamJazzy