Day: September 25, 2024

By all standards, Gigi was a vibrant, playful and adventurous 5-year-old. That changed last February when a persistent infection turned out to be something much more serious. After antibiotics didn’t help, her mom, Jenni, took her to the ER in Rapid City, South Dakota. More tests revealed a diagnosis that would change their lives: Gigi had leukemia. She needed specialized care, so she was life-flighted to Denver, where her battle against leukemia began with a six-week-long stay in the oncology department at a Denver hospital.