Photo: Courtesy Matt Sooter
Matt Sooter, of Rogers, Arkansas, is looking forward towelcoming his third child in February. But the devoted dad says he’s heartbroken that the newest addition to their family will never get to meet their big sister, Adalynn Joy Sooter.
Adalynn died on June 3, nearly 19 months after she was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DPIG) in November 2016. Her tragic death came after herparents’ desperate search for cancer treatment, in an ordeal that captured the nation’s attention.
Courtesy Matt Sooter
Now, three months after the death of their daughter, Matt and his wife Chandra are expecting their third child.
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For nearly a year, they took her to Monterrey for treatment and Matt says a single trip can last up to 12 days. Travel and medical expenses have cost the family more than $200,000. Before her death, Matt called Adalynn’s survival “purely incredible.” But, he added, that he knew her health was continuing to decline.
“We miss her terribly, but we’re also at peace knowing we did everything we could to try to help her and that she isn’t in pain anymore,” the grieving father previously told PEOPLE. “It was only, ‘See you later.’ We’ll see her again some day.”
source: people.com
