Embracing the Journey - Meet Elsie

Elsie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when she was in kindergarten and has been battling it for nine years. She has been through three stem cell transplants, total body irradiation, immunotherapy, targeted drug therapy and is now dealing with numerous side effects from her years of fighting. Elsie is getting stronger every day after her third, and hopefully final, transplant and looks forward to learning to play golf and starting high school. After spending three months at another hospital where her health rapidly declined, her family credits Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s for bringing her back to life.