CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Emmy Hiller and her family celebrated a big milestone by ringing the bell that signaled the end of Emmy's cancer treatment at UNC Hospitals.
When she was just 2 weeks old, Emmy was diagnosed with infantile myofibromatosis, an extremely rare and unpredictable disease causing the growth of a tumor or tumors in the body. According to her mother, Alyssa Hiller, Emmy had hundreds of tumors, including in her brain and lungs.
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In addition to enduring 12 months of chemotherapy, Emmy has also dealt with surgeries, blood transfusions and emergency room visits; going through more in her first year than most people do in a lifetime.
In June, a scan confirmed that she did not have any new tumors and the remaining tumors were regressing. Emmy was able to stop chemotherapy and the family celebrated Wednesday.