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4-year-old cooking through cancer

In a kitchen in Cumming, Georgia, a group of chefs-in-training are banding together to battle cancer.

They tell 11Alive 4-year-old Hamilton Elrod was diagnosed with cancer in August 2017, and since then, his family has found joy through cooking despite the diagnosis.

According to The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS), Hamilton and his siblings Madison and Iris each take on special jobs from basic chopping to measuring ingredients. Sometimes the kids even compete for cooking tasks.

Read the original full article from 11Alive.com here.

 

About The National Children’s Cancer Society:

The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS) tirelessly and compassionately supports families making their way through the daunting world of childhood cancer. With over 35 years of experience serving over 49,000 children with cancer, the NCCS has become a master navigator of this world, helping families get where they need to be – physically, financially, and emotionally – to give them hope and to give their children the best possible shot at survival.

With the help of compassionate donors, the NCCS has distributed over $71 million in direct financial assistance to families in the United States. This allows the NCCS to take a clear path through the complexities of childhood cancer and survivorship to help families stay strong, stay positive, and stay together. Because no family should go through childhood cancer alone.™