Metro Detroit’s McKenna’s Beauty Bar brings joy to children with cancer after loss
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McKenna Schummer wanted to be a makeup artist. She never got to see that dream come to fruition while she was alive. McKenna’s chance to be a normal child was changed because, after a cancer diagnosis in her case and in many, everything changed.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A young aspiring makeup artist never got to see her dream come true after losing her life to cancer. Now, a community is coming together to keep her memory alive, helping other children cope with the illness.
The backstory:
McKennaSchummerwantedtobeamakeupartist.Shenevergottoseethatdreamcometofruitionwhileshewasalive.McKenna’schancetobeanormalchildwaschangedbecause,afteracancerdiagnosisinhercaseandinmany,everythingchanged.
“Shefoughtforalmost2yearsandeverytimethatshefeltgood,youknewshefeltgood,shelookedgood,”saidMelissaSchummer.“Shewasrunningaroundwithherfriendslikeanormalkidwouldbedoing.Shewasplayingsoftballandgolfthatveryday.Ourworldturnedupsidedown,andwedidn’tgettocomehomeeveragain.”
