Every Child Needs an Angel

Sporting the number thirty-four on her jersey Nicole Sheriff is a natural athlete who excels at every sport she tries; she especially loves basketball softball and field hockey. During her seventh-grade year at Northampton Middle School she feels an ongoing severe pain in her back. Doctors find a mass the size of a softball on her spine and determine that she suffers from Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma an aggressive form of cancer with a 30 percent survival rate. Nicole and her parents understand the disease is going to consume a lot of their time energy and thoughts. Not one to give up or wallow in self-pity Nicole knows this will be a battle for her life-no different really than an athletic contest. As an athlete she is prepared to go down swinging; she will never give up.Based on a true story <i>Every Child Needs an Angel</i> narrates Nicole's battle with cancer her reliance on faith and her mission to help others and to make a difference. It recounts the unwavering support from friends neighbors co-workers medical staff and coaches-those who became angels to Nicole in her time of need.