A sixth-grade scholar who has most cancers was honored in a particular method by her faculty on Thursday.
Myra Cacsire, 11, of White Plains, lit a Christmas tree in her honor at Our Girl of Sorrows in White Plains in entrance of over 200 college students, college and members of the group.
Cacsire has been battling osteosarcoma, a bone most cancers, since August. Her mom, Patricia, is an workplace employee on the neighboring Ridgeway Elementary College. She stated Myra loves artwork and was tremendous lively. Cacsire stated her daughter used to play soccer till they found one thing was improper together with her leg after a sports activities damage.
“One time she obtained hit within the knee enjoying soccer and we thought it was going to go away, however we observed it was taking too lengthy to heal,” Cacsire stated. “So we determined to take her to the physician and that is how we came upon concerning the most cancers.”
Sister Marie Cecile R.D.C, principal of Our Girl of Sorrows, stated she was pleasantly stunned when the principal of Ridgeway Elementary College known as and stated she needed to do one thing good for Myra and Patricia as a joint group.
“She was enthusiastic about drive-thrys like we had throughout COVID and issues like that,” Sister Cecile stated. “Then it dawned on me. I stated, ‘, we’re having a tree lighting right here. Would that be one thing you would take part in?’ and he or she stated, ‘We’d love to try this.'”
The tree was donated and adorned by the O’Neill household, house owners of Gemini Land & Tree Administration in White Plains and members of the area people. Sister Cecile stated that the household stepped in after the varsity was having issues organising the tree lighting.
“Two males labored right here from 9 within the morning to 5 at night time,” Sister Cecile stated. “Initially he simply requested that we pay his males, and we stated completely we might do this. By the point we obtained completed and he had spent the day right here, he stated ‘Sister, I’ll care for this.’
Sister Cecile stated different group members like faculty dad and mom and the native hearth division reached out to volunteer for this occasion as effectively.
“One other Catholic faculty principal known as me to say they need to give a donation to the Cacsire household and stated her sixth-graders would ship playing cards to Myra,” Sister Cecile stated.” “Out of 1 little good thought, one other kindness occurs and it simply saved rising.”
Patricia stated the youngest of 4 has stayed robust all through her battle and has saved “in excessive spirits,” however she stated the Christmas tree lighting meant so much to her daughter.
“Myra was actually excited and proud to try this,” Patricia stated. “She did not even need to go to mattress. She was checking the information to see herself converse on TV.”
Patricia stated that she will’t consider the outpouring of help her household has obtained from the group. Realizing Myra is glad makes it that a lot sweeter.
“No matter makes her glad makes me glad,” Cacsire stated. “She’s very courageous and continues like this. So each time she’s robust, me as her mom, her father and her siblings are robust too.”
