This 11-Year-Old Girl Has Raised $50,000 For Kids With Cancer By Dedicating Her Life To Running

Dec 18, 2018 by apost team

A cancer diagnosis can be one of the most heart rendering things for a family. Cancer invades the patient, turning once vital parts of the body into malicious poison. A cancer diagnosis for a child is even worse. When a child should be enjoying carefree time with their family and friends, they must stare death in the face. Thankfully, the miracle of modern medicine helps us fight cancer, but it is not just doctors that are present at the frontline combatting the evil disease.

The compassion and selflessness of everyday people help us reach the next breakthrough in our fight with cancer. This is accomplished through charity walks and donation drives, giving money to research labs that engineer new weapons to combat the disease. This is the story of one little girl from Huntsville, Alabama.

Kaitlyn Lee may look like just another 11-year old girl, but she has more in common with a superhero. Kaitlyn has been running for cancer charities since she was only 7 years old. Running everything from 5ks to half marathons, Kaitlyn has raised close to $50,000 this year alone.

Speaking with reporters, Kaitlyn’s mom Nina explained some of her little girl’s goals. Kaitlyn runs for an organization called the Jessie Rees Foundation. The Jessie Rees Foundation is a group that attempts to alleviate some of the sufferings of kid’s with cancer by providing gifts of what they call “joy jars.” Joy jars contain toys, clothing, and silly objects to put a smile on a child’s face after a difficult day of treatment.

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Continuing her explanation of Kaitlyn’s goals, Nina says that her daughter has run over 45 races this year. Narrowing in on her $50,000 goal, Kaitlyn only needs to raise an additional $1,500. In a further act of selflessness, upon reaching her final goal, Kaitlyn plans on shaving her head.

Kaitlyn explains that shaving her head will be a further show of support for cancer patients as well as a way for her to encourage others to contribute in the fight against cancer. The inspiring tween even joked that she is looking forward to shaving her head so she won’t have to style her hair every morning.

What do you think of all Kaitlyn has done in the fight against cancer? Do you donate money or time to any specific type of organization? Let us know in the comment section below and also let others know about the efforts of this young role model!