In 2011, just a month after Elizabeth’s 5th birthday, she was was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Hodgkins Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. Her family and community banded together to help Elizabeth with all their strength, and Elizabeth is now cancer free! The Blair family have remained passionate advocates for curing childhood cancer and supporting patients ever since.
Sometimes that means promoting awareness from on stage, like Kate in her work as Miss Maricopa County’s Outstanding Teen to share a heart of gold and raise a voice for childhood cancer and Elizabeth as the ambassador for Hyundai Hope on Wheels. Sometimes it means the whole family does craft projects at the children’s hospital for the kids! Princess Pippa & the Crown of Kindness is full of references to details of the girls’ passions, but there is one story in particular that prompted this book…
“Do you know what makes you beautiful?”
Once upon a time, while Elizabeth was going through chemotherapy, Heidi asked her this question. The answer, Elizabeth was shocked to learn, is not lipstick! You can read more of the background behind this conversation here.
