As Kaylah Gonzalez got off the school bus Wednesday afternoon, she wondered why there were so many people gathered outside her South Elgin home. Then Chicago Bears mascot Staley Da Bear walked across the lawn to greet her with a hug.
Kaylah Gonzalez, a 14-year-old South Elgin High School freshman who's been undergoing cancer treatment for two and a half years, reacts to news that she was named an Advocate All-Star and awarded a free trip to see the Chicago Bears take on Packers game in Green Bay, Wisconsin. - Original Credit:
The teen will undergo her last chemotherapy session in November after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia two and a half years ago. It’s been a long journey for her, during which she lost her hair twice and developed kidney stones, her family said. The Gonzalez family of South Elgin celebrates after learning they will be headed to Green Bay, Wisconsin, this weekend to see the Chicago Bears play the Packers. The gift was from Advocate Health, which wanted to help 14-year-old Kaylah Gonzalez celebrate the end of her chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
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