HOMETOWN: LINCOLN, NE
DIAGNOSIS: CHOROID PLEXUS CARCINOMA
DATE OF DIAGNOSIS: 1999
CURRENT STATUS: STABLE
In 1999, Jessica Petty was diagnosed with brain cancer at just 14-months old and battled through two brain surgeries. Remarkably, she started college at Hastings College in 2016. Since then, she has had to undergo an additional surgery due to hydrocephalus and is currently living in Lincoln.
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