This couple were ecstatic when they became the proud parents of a beautiful little girl , but their happiness was short-lived when they lost their daughter to cancer. These parents now are supporting other families going through similar traumas.
Bree and Luke Rowand live in Alpine, California. They were shocked to learn that their beautiful daughter, Kylie Elizabeth Rowand, would spend most of her little life fighting just to stay alive. It is the children who bury their aged parents; no parents deserve to go through the trauma of burying their babies. But the Rowands had to, when cancer took away their two-year-old little baby.
Now, they live just with memories of her. Suffering the pain themselves, they have now taken up the cause of hunting down this horrible illness to help prevent other parents from suffering the way they did.
Kylie was only 19 months when she was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a deadly form of cancer.
For most of her life, this brave little girl fought just to stay alive. Her loving parents stayed by her side, never once giving up hope!
As time passed, Kylie’s condition continued to worsen. People from all over gave their support during this 14 month struggle that the family went through.
They created a Facebook page called “Prayers For Kylie, God’s Little Warrior.”
Luke and Bree were fortunate enough to get a lot of support through the online community. Over 200,000 people joined Kylie’s Facebook page and provided support in both cash and kindness to help the distraught family.
Kylie’s struggle came to an end and she finally passed away on February 7th, 2015.
Dealing With the Emptiness
Bree took it upon herself and her husband to hunt down and fight the dreaded enemy. Cancer is now “most wanted” on her list as her daughter’s murderer. The bereaved couple used all the money they had collected through donations by the over 200,000 members across 47 countries to support other unfortunate families and children.
In only a short period of time, Bree and Luke have managed to raise $400,000.
This fight against cancer has given Bree and Luke a purpose in life. Bree even became pregnant again and they had a boy, Lucas Kyler.
Kylie may have gone forever, but for her parents, she will never be forgotten. She left a huge legacy behind that her parents wish to honor.
Bree’s continues her fight against cancer through a series of blog posts to raise awareness and money for her cause.
In the blog titled, “A Disease Murdered My Daughter, and I Want Justice”, Bree discusses the painful struggle daughter and parents underwent during her treatment.
