The article chronicles Sarah Wildman's experience as she documented her daughter Orli's fight against hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer, through multiple medical challenges including chemotherapy and surgeries. Wildman's writings reveal the profound emotional and spiritual struggles faced during Orli’s illness, and the complexities within the medical establishment, which often promotes unrealistic expectations for children’s outcomes. After Orli's passing, Wildman sought to redefine her faith and cope with her loss, emphasizing the importance of community support and the significance of remembering her daughter publicly.
"I thought I understood pain, but she was facing a kind of pain I realized I really had never encountered."
"...there is a reluctance to face the idea that medicine has limits. ... Children's hospitals really are always advertising that they will cure children."
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