Old drug may bring new hope to young cancer patients

Old drug may bring new hope to young cancer patients

ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) – For little Sofia Anderson, every moment with big brother Aiden is nothing short of precious. “When she feels great, those are the great days,” said Catalina Anderson, Sofia’s mother. “Every morning, we wake up and thank God we still have her.” This 2-year-old is battling a disease no child should. It’s a cancer called neuroblastoma. “It’s hard, as the father. It’s a helpless feeling,” Patrick Anderson offered. Doctors found tumors near Sofia’s spine, around her eye, and in her bone marrow. Catalina remembers the moment doctors gave her the shocking news that the tumors were malignant. “I just remember dropping down to the ground and just saying it can’t be.” “The beginning, you do the, ‘Woe is me; why?’ You look for answers. But once that passes and you can’t cry any more tears, you say this is our new life, this is our normal and you adapt,” explained Patrick.