Vero Beach welcomes home child after she beats cancer

Residents in Vero Beach lined the streets to welcome home a fifth grade student from an Orlando hospital after she took on cancer and won.

WHO HAS SOMETHING BIG TOCELEBRATE.

BEATING CANCER!WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5PHOTOJOURNALIST SAVANAH RESNIKSHARES THE YOUNG GIRL'S STORY.< VICE PRINCIPAL“ONE OF OURSTUDENTS MELODIE” MOM AND SONWHO ORGANIZED THIS“WE MET HERIN THE HOSPITAL AND SHE HADCANCER.

AND SHE WAS GOINGTHROUGH CHEMO AND WE REALIZEDSHE LIVED IN VERO BEAC” VICEPRINCIPAL“SHE HAD LEUKEMIA SOTHIS ENTIRE FIFTH GRADE SCHOOLYEAR SHE HAS BEEN TRAVELINGBACK-AND-FORTH TO ORLAND” MOMAND SON ORGANIZERS“ AND WESTAYED AT THE RONALD MCDONALDHOUSE AND THEY WERE STAYINGTHERE TO” MELODIE“WE WEREDRIVING AND WE GOT TO THISREST STOP AND I THOUGHT SHEWAS GETTING PULLED OVER ORSOMETHING.

AND THEN ALL THESECOPS COME UP WITH ROSES ANDSTUFF AND THIS BAG AND I SAIDWHAT FOR ME” MOM AND SON“ANDJUST KIND OF SNOWBALLED INTOTHIS WHICH IS SO AMAZIN”MELODIE“ AND IT WAS CRAZY ANDTHEY DROVE US HERE WE STOP BYTHE INDIAN RIVER MALL WHERETHE THEATER IS AND ALL MYFRIENDS FROM SCHOOL WERETHER“ MELODIES GRANDMA“TOJUST SEE HOW THEIR HEARTS AREOPEN FOR HER, I JUST THINKEVERYONE.

ITGOOD DAY FOR BOTH OF US.

ANDNOW SHECANCER FRE”