Girl with leukemia dies: Goodbye, ‘Courageous Caitie’

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Girl with leukemia dies: Goodbye, ‘Courageous Caitie’
Caitlin Soleil Lucas, or Courageous Caitie, dies at the age of 3 after suffering from a rare form of leukemia

MANILA, Philippines – Three-year-old Caitlin Soleil Lucas, known to many as Courageous Caitie, passed away on Thursday, March 31.

Caitlin, or Caitie, who was confined at the National University Hospital in Singapore, suffered from juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), a rare cancer of the blood affecting infants and toddlers.

Her parents, Feliz and Jayjay, posted the news of her death on the Courageous Caitie Facebook page.

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Today our daughter has gone to Jesus already

Posted by Courageous Caitie on Wednesday, 30 March 2016

 

Caitie’s well-wishers sent words of support and sympathy through the post.

Hours before her death, posts on the Facebook page said she had been having trouble breathing, and her family called for prayers.

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Caitie has been having a difficult time breathing since last night. We will have decided to intubate her and she’ll be…

Posted by Courageous Caitie on Wednesday, 30 March 2016

 

The Lucas family’s last photo together showed Caitie “with eyes open and smiling despite running after her (breath).”

Her family later bid her farewell, saying “You were awesome my daughter.”

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Our last family pic with eyes open and smiling despite running after her breathe. It is well.You were awesome my daughter

Posted by Courageous Caitie on Wednesday, 30 March 2016

 

Courageous Caitie

The Courageous Caitie page was initially set up to update well-wishers. It later turned into a way for people to offer their support to the family. (READ: Girl with leukemia gives family hope)

Information on fundraising efforts were constantly posted online. Over time, the page became a way for people to see how the Lucas family was coping, with many saying the family’s journey inspired them.

One netizen, Rhea De Vera-Aguirre wrote: “Caitie is our hero. Please know there are so many of us praying for her and your family every day.” – Rappler.com

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