Overall, Molly spent 130 nights at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Tennessee, and most of her doctors and nurses became like family. Finally at 21 months, Molly and her parents got the news they'd been praying for: she had beaten stage 4 neuroblastoma. Other than playing outside and enjoying bubbles — one of her favorite things — Molly took some sweet "I am in remission" photos to commemorate the special moment.
"We were so relieved when Molly's doctor called to tell me that her scans were clear and she had no evidence of disease," Chelsea said. "It took 15 months and all of that hard treatment to get all of the cancer out of her body. We are so glad that she has so much behind her and we can start to live a somewhat normal life again."
And while the Hughes family has every right to celebrate this huge victory, Chelsea knows her daughter's treatment is far from over. "Cancer changes your life forever, so I don't think our life will ever be normal again," she said. "She will continue to have scans for years to make sure the cancer doesn't return. She started a trial drug this week that she will take for five years to help prevent relapse."
