About me, the Cards have been Dealt!

Where to even begin...


My name is Emily Elizabeth Evans, triple E, and I am 18 years young! I graduated from Gesu School in 2007, Walsh Jesuit class of 2011, and Saint Louis University is where I have completed one semester of my freshman year where I am studying communications. I hope to one day be a director or representative in some Public Relations position! I have an incredible family; my parents Todd and Jane, my sister Mackenzie who is a junior at Walsh Jesuit, and Joe who will be graduating from Gesu in June. I also have two beautiful golden retriever pups, Daisy and Lily, who are some of the loves of my life. The seven of us make up what we like to call "Teamevans." This is a nickname we gave ourselves when I was little, but it's stuck since then! At Saint Louis University, I am a Saintsation, which is the name of the cheer and dance program. I am on the cheer team and have a great "second family" with my team. In the beginning of December, I began to experience some knee pain and assumed it was related to all my cheer activity. I didn't think much of it until I came back to school after winter break and could barely walk. My trainer recommended me to go to the student health center where I got x-rays, was sent to get an MRI, and then saw some doctors at SLU hospital. I was told the MRI showed a mass in my femur, right above my knee. I was scheduled for a biopsy of my femur the next week. My parents flew from Cleveland and the procedure went well! They took a sample of the mass in my bone and sent it to some labs. Immediately, everyone thought it was just a basic infection that would be treatable with weeks of antibiotics. On Friday, February 10th, I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, or bone cancer. This was unexpected and frightening, but my parents and I were ready to take this on. Saturday afternoon I was discharged from the hospital and went back to campus to pack up some things and say goodbye to my amazing friends. This was extremely difficult, but I know I will be back! Sunday morning, my parents and I were on the first flight back home to Cleveland to begin my treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. This is a challenge that I have been faced with and it will certainly be a long 7-9 months to fight this cancer, but I am ready. With all the amazing support of family and friends, I am going to continue to stay positive and motivated to fight. God never gives us more than we can handle, and I know I'll beat this. Sometimes we just have to Let go and Let God, and of course, you always gotta keep your head up :)