Nine-year-old Kimie Metcalf likes racing cars, playing at playgrounds and helping people with blood cancer. To that last end, she has lobbied U.S. Congress representatives on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s local chapter, among other achievements.
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Blood Cancer Awareness Month — both in September — watch this video of her story of surviving leukemia thanks to treatment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, and learn how she inspires others.