Cancer has taken so many, a few from my family as well. Just know your not alone. I feel every ounce of your pain, just know you are in my prayers and will continue to be. You will see that precious angel again.
So sad and heartbreaking WHY? I ask myself .My thoughts go out to Zandras family and friends her memories will never go.Hope your doing well in heaven Angel.God Bless.❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
What a beautiful young lady! I never knew you, but by watching this video...I feel a connection. You seemed like such a bright shining star in life that burned out far too soon! Your smile alone could illuminate a room! Hope you are flying high with the angels oh beautiful soul🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜
“My daughter Zandra Wade had a bright future ahead of her. A world champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and varsity and club volleyball player. We were excited for her future and had no idea the storm that was approaching us. Two days before Christmas 2018, I heard the words no parent should ever have to hear, your daughter has cancer. I will never forget her screaming “No! Mom No!”. To make matters worse they diagnosed her with the wrong form of cancer. I had an uneasy feeling, things just weren't right on top of the fact they sent her home knowing her spleen was enlarged. So I took her to the top children's hospital in our hometown. They admitted her right away to the oncology floor. 24hrs later she woke up throwing up blood. They immediately transferred her to the ICU were she spent 38 days not allowed to eat of drink anything due to internal bleeding that the tumors were causing. On Jan 2nd, 2019 Zandra was diagnosed with stage 4 Desmoplastic small round cell tumor also known as DSRCT. DSRCT is extremely rare and is considered terminal by most oncologist with a 5yr survival rate of only 15%. The average survival rate is only 12 to 18 months. The treatment plan was chemo, radiation then bone marrow transplant. The first chemo protocol failed her after 3 rounds. The 2nd chemo failed her after 11 rounds. In between all of this, she had to have her spleen removed along with stents in her kidneys. Her tumors were inoperable because it had spread and was completely wrapped around her pancreas. She had tumors on her abdomen that spread to her spleen, pelvis, spine, and kidneys. The cancer also spread to her bones and bone marrow. Dr. Slokin at Sloan Kettering is the only DSRCT specialist in the world. She was consulting her doctors here along the way and had just started a clinical trial. Since there was nothing more that her doctors could do for her here we moved to NYC so she could enter the clinical trial. The trial also failed so we moved back home. This was all during the massive covid outbreak in NYC. We were home for only two weeks when her liver started to fail due to tumor burden. She had to have another surgery to put a stent in her liver. There was no slowing the progression of this horrific monster. Zandra was then sent home on hospice and gained her wings on May 22, 2020 fifteen days before her 17th birthday. Zandra had a light that shined on everyone who knew her. We want to continue shining her light by helping others the way she would want us to. We are in the process of starting two nonprofits organization in her name. I have made it my life's mission to spread awareness and help raise money for more research. Our children deserve more than 4%! Forever 16.” Written by Shana Wade, Zandra’s Mom
I live in Australia and I became a Childhood Cancer monthly Donor in 2009 when I first heard of the organization. Please help become a donor as research is needed urgently. I lost a school friend in 1963 aged 13 to Leukemia. This wonderful girl was diagnosed at age 15 in 2018 and passed in 2020. Become a financial Donor as well as research the families need petrol as many have to travel long distances. Even 20 dollars a month gets a day at the zoo , help towards a birthday party, toys etc. Leave to research in you will. Please give! Love to your family from Australia.
so sad but what a beautiful video of a beautiful young lady, she will be loved and looked after by god,jesus and the angels. my only question here is, why is there 19 people giving the thumbs down, talk about disrespectful horrible people. if your not into this video then simply click away from this video/channel and leave no negative actions, disgusting horrible morons. may your body rest, and may your beautiful soul be loved by all in heaven. god bless..
Everyone comes onto earth with a purpose. No matter how big or small it is, it’s still there. Sometimes, a purpose is so great that as soon as it is finished, the person passes away. Zandra was one of those people with a big purpose, and she fulfilled hers gracefully
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one, at Revelation 21:4 we see that God promises to bring an end to our greatest enemy..., DEATH! May you find comfort in His word. With Sympathy...
I am so sorry ,she had a love of life, cancer is so unfair. I am an adult survivor, but worked in a Peds PACU and sadly cared for many young cancer patients. I pray for better treatments in the future. More research dollar needed
We are here to love, learn, jump, care, shine....then we get our chance for paradise where there is beautiful music, angels, waves to dance in and be with God! She is a beautiful light and still is a beautiful ligjt.
