Sadie Keller calls the doctors and nurses at Children’s Medical Center Dallas her best friends.
It explains the unwanted wisdom behind her eight years.
In videos on YouTube, Sadie has started chronicling her battle with leukemia.
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Unknown to her parents, Sadie locked herself in the closet one night and recorded herself talking on an iPad.
“I’m one of those kids who has cancer. It’s in my blood,” she told the camera.
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“We were shocked she knew as much as she did,” said her mother, Sarah Keller.
Sadie spoke for nearly 20 minutes, detailing treatment and the truth.
“Sometimes when you wake up you’re not very happy and you don’t feel good, but it’s just going to make you feel better,” she said describing chemotherapy.
When she was done she asked her mother to post it to YouTube.
“I know so much about it I can just teach people,” said Sadie.
Sadie hopes sharing her experience will help other patients know what to expect.
“I think children are actually better at doing that than we are as adults,” said Maria Biscelgia, the nurse practitioner who cares for Sadie.
Her medical team says Sadie often cares for them.
Every time she visits the hospital, she brings the staff and fellow patients treats she’s baked at home.
“They do so much for me, I think I should give a little something to them,” said Sadie.
Sadie is six months into a two-year treatment plan and hopes to continue sharing her fight.
“I like that I’m helping people.”
