Peyton Richardson fell in love with ballet at 3 years old when her mom took her to see The Nutcracker. After 10 years of dedicated practice, not even her leukemia diagnosis has gotten in the way of her dream. "Cancer has taken a lot of things from me," Peyton, 13, tells People. "It's taken my hair, it's taken some friends, it's taken school - I won't let it take ballet." Despite 11 months of aggressive treatment for Acute Lymphocitic Leukemia, the girl from Sugar Lake, Texas, has continued to practice ballet at every opportunity. When her doctor suggested she enter a contest envisioning her greatest adventure,...
- 12/31/2015
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
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