Cancer sufferer, 2, who loves pigs looks so excited to meet one for the first time
A two year-old cancer sufferer who adores pigs has met two of her favourite animals for the first time.
The youngster, called Autumn, visited an animal sanctuary near her home in Winchester, Virginia, where hse encountered pigs Ophelia and Ellie.
Autumn, who loves TV character Peppa Pig, could be seen careflly feeding Ophelia, with a Facebook page set up to support the little girl calling the moment the ‘highlight of her day.’
A GoFundMe page set up to help Autumn earlier this month explained how she was taken to her local emergency room after struggling to breathe.
The youngster later had a CT scan, which showed a ‘very extensive growth had grew way beyond her nose and into her skull.’
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Autumn began chemotherapy in March, and is set to endure five weeks of the grueling treatment before having radiotherapy.
She is being treated at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.