I ask you all, for just a moment, to stop what you’re doing. Close your eyes. Fold your hands. Bow your heads. There’s a little girl, a warrior named McLaren, who is in excruciating pain. The kind of pain that no child should ever have to endure. She’s admitted to the hospital right now, fighting the most intense agony, and despite all efforts, her pain remains unbearable. I wish I could say that there’s something—anything—that could ease her suffering, but right now, nothing is working.
Her parents are devastated, broken by the sight of their precious child going through this torment. And honestly, so am I. My heart aches for them. For her. There’s a deep, painful injustice in what she’s facing. We all know cancer is an evil disease, but what’s happening to McLaren feels wrong on every level. She didn’t deserve this, not so soon. No one deserves to go through what she’s experiencing.
The truth is, McLaren’s condition didn’t just come out of nowhere. Her decline was not only rapid but also brutal. After her radiation treatment, McLaren emerged as a different child. I have witnessed it firsthand, and her parents will be the first to tell you just how dramatic and swift the change was. She was strong, resilient, and full of life before this. But the pain that followed her treatment stripped her of that light. The very thing that was supposed to help her, to bring hope, instead took something from her, something we can’t get back.
But even in the face of this overwhelming truth, I can’t let this become a story of despair, of a broken system. I won’t allow it. As much as it hurts, I can’t let the world know her only as a victim of circumstance. No. This isn’t the story I want to share, and it isn’t the story McLaren deserves to have written about her. She is so much more than the suffering she’s enduring.
Instead, I’m reaching out to all of you with one plea—one simple, but urgent request: Please pray for McLaren. Right now, she is in the only place that has the ability to help her with the pain, and yet, it remains relentless. The doctors, the nurses, they are doing all they can, but right now, it’s not enough. It’s not enough to give McLaren the relief she so desperately needs. Her body is broken, her spirit is being tested, but we have to keep fighting for her.
I know it’s hard to think of what we can do from where we stand. We’re not doctors, not miracle workers. But we can still do something. We can lift her up in prayer. We can surround her with our love and strength, sending it out into the universe like a beacon of hope, hoping it will reach her. Please, in this moment, close your eyes and speak to the heavens. Ask for her suffering to end, for her pain to be taken away. Ask for her body to be healed, for the torment to cease. Pray for peace, for comfort, for her parents—who have spent every day of this journey trying to stay strong, trying to find one more day to hold their daughter, to watch her smile again.
In the face of something so unbearable, we can’t give up. We have to keep fighting, not just for McLaren but for all the children who are going through this, all the families who are watching their loved ones suffer. We need change. We need a future where children like McLaren don’t have to fight alone. Where their pain isn’t ignored or overlooked. We must keep pushing for change in how cancer is treated, in how children’s pain is managed, and in how families can receive support when the fight gets this hard.
McLaren is not alone in her battle. She has so many people who love her, who will fight for her, who will never forget her. And I promise you, she will not be forgotten. Her story will echo through the hearts of everyone who hears it, and together, we will find a way to make sure that no other child has to suffer like this. We will keep McLaren’s memory alive, not just as a child who faced unimaginable pain, but as a symbol of hope, of strength, and of change.
McLaren, if you’re somehow able to hear this, know that we love you. You are not alone. We are all here, praying for you, fighting for you, and we won’t stop. You are a warrior, and we will keep your light shining even in the darkest of moments. 💔
God, please take away the pain of this innocent child. Wrap her in Your love, heal her, and give her peace. Comfort her parents, who have fought so hard just to keep going, day after day. And please, God, guide us all to find a way to change the system, to fight for a future where no child has to endure what McLaren is facing right now. We love you, McLaren. You are our hero.
And for everyone reading this, I ask you to hold McLaren, her parents, and all the children like her in your thoughts and prayers. Let’s keep fighting for their pain to be heard, for their voices to be lifted up, and for their stories to inspire real change.
