Azalea was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma childhood cancer at Albany Medical Center in upstate NY March 7, 2017 at the age of two when a six inch tumor was detected in her abdomen. It was crushing/encasing her vital organs, arteries, collapsing her lungs and heading for her heart. After two rounds of chemotherapy, Azalea was transferred to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC where they specialize in Neuroblastoma. Azalea has gone through many traumatic experiences such as having drainage tubes inserted into her lungs through her side to drain fluid, a twelve hour surgery to remove her tumor, right adrenal gland and part of her liver, countless blood/platelet transfusions, many rounds of toxic harsh chemotherapy, radiation, painful immunotherapy, experimental trials, complications, near death occurrences and so much more.