After this 13-year-old died of cancer, her family found an incredibly moving message behind her mirror


[post_page_title]Breaking the family apart[/post_page_title]
The atmosphere in the Orchard household changed after that day. Athena had to cope with the unpleasant experience of chemotherapy while Dean and Caroline came to terms with the fact they might lose their daughter.

Being so young, some of Athena’s siblings couldn’t comprehend what was going on. However, those that were old enough to understand were equally devastated at the news that their sister had cancer. Everyone was so terrified that Athena was slipping away from them, but there was nothing they could do.

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