After Hallie’s recurrence, Doug wrote in a letter that despite his daughter’s obvious struggles, the family was trying to be positive.
“I’m choosing to stay positive,” the reporter said at the time.
“Hallie has so far conquered every obstacle that AML has placed in her path. Without a sure, this will be the hardest test she has faced yet, but our brave little Hallie Bear is more than up to the challenge.
Doug added that “the whole family spent special time at the hospital last week,” but added that “we held out hope for remission because of how brave, strong, and resilient Hallie had been through her entire nine-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia and all of its complications.” “Knowing the prognosis was poor when she relapsed following her bone marrow transplant,” Doug continued.
The American Cancer Society states that acute myeloid leukemia starts in the bone marrow and quickly moves to the blood. Following that, it could expand to the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and central nervous system.
Since his daughter’s diagnosis last year, Doug has spent more than half of his nights at Boston Children’s Hospital, he disclosed to the Boston Herald.
He elaborated, saying, “My wife and I have taken turns caring for Hallie at home and our 5-year-old, Olivia.
Doug’s wife Jen, however, claimed that she felt a hole in her heart after losing their kid.
“There is an enormous hole in my heart, and the pain is unbearable,” stated Jen Kyed. “I will never understand how or why something so horrible could happen.”