HOUSTON – It wasn't just any day at the ballpark Saturday when -- the Pediatric Cancer Survivors group got the royal treatment from the Sugar Land Skeeters and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Sydney Marquis, one of the leukemia survivors, was excited about Saturday’s event.
"It's pretty cool,” Marquis said. “I've never really been to one of these events, up in a suite and stuff. It's cool. It's pretty awesome."
The group received snacks, drinks and the best seats in the house -- a private suite.
But Marquis overcame a lot to be there and watch the Skeeters fight the New Britain Bees.
Marquis said she is clear of cancer now after battling leukemia when she was diagnosed at 11 years old.
She went through chemotherapy, radiation and a bone marrow transplant, which was donated from her sister. Marquis went through what no kid in life should have to endure.
"We go through all these hard things, but then, like, everyone's like, oh, their life stinks, but really like the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, like, makes us have, like happiness afterward, or like a happy ending," Marquis said.
The society’s goal is to improve the lives of patients and their families. One of its core missions is to give children like Marquis a day to just be a kid, along with its relentless search for a cure.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society does great work, but it operates on public support.
With channel 2's backing, KPRC2 Executive Weather Producer Eric Braate is training for and competing in the 2017 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, to raise awareness and funds for LLS.
That's a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike, and a full marathon -- back-to-back -- in one day. To learn more and to donate, click team in training.