Chloe is the happiest little girl in the world. She loves to smile and laugh, learn new things, and adores being the center of attention! She is also one incredible little fighter.

Chloe was 5 days old when her parents thought she sounded congested. At 8 days old, her breathing became ragged, so her parents brought her to the ER to be on the safe side. Chloe received many tests and scans: an X-ray showed severe tracheomalacia, but then a CT scan found that was not the case. Instead, it revealed a mediastinal mass that was compressing her trachea. The next day she was put on oxygen, and at 10 days old Chloe had chest surgery to remove the mass.

A few weeks later, the mass was identified as infantile fibrosarcoma. Chloe had cancer.

Luckily, Chloe’s surgery was successful. However, she did end up with positive margins, so she will have scans every three months to check for recurrence, otherwise she does not need any other treatment and is officially in remission.

While her biggest obstacle now is navigating a paralyzed vocal cord that occurred from treatment, Chloe’s parents believe it is nothing Chloe can’t handle. “We are so proud of our little girl and admire how much she fought to stay with us leading up to her surgery,” said Danielle, Chloe’s mom. “She is my hero because she was so little and never gave up. She couldn’t tell us what was wrong so it took a little longer than if she could talk to us. Her strength and resilience are amazing.”

Danielle also says that going through a childhood cancer diagnosis is hard and emotional, but leaning on friends, family, and faith has helped them through it. To others who may also be facing a childhood cancer diagnosis, she shares that talking about it can help you too and helps release the power it has over you.

Foundations like Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation bring hope to Danielle, hope that cancer becomes just another word like any other sickness with a cure. She also hopes that no family has to experience the pain of waiting for pathology labs to come back. “With how rare Chloe’s cancer was, it took over a week. I hope that one day doctors will be able to determine results faster and have scenarios they can show the family to give them hope.”

Information provided by Danielle E., Chloe’s mom
Updated September 2025