11-year-old Cobb County girl who lost her mother to cancer is raising money for cancer research WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

COBB COUNTY, Ga, — 11-year-old Polly Funk is very proud any time she’s told she’s just like her mom.

“She always taught me how to be confident and approach things with a good attitude. And she had a sense of style so I try to be like that,” Funk said to Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen.

Funk’s mother Sarah also taught her daughter how to care for others.

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“It’s a tribute to her mother. Her mother’s legacy is that. Polly is very much like her,” Polly’s dad Aaron said.

Sarah Funk would have turned 44 years old this week. She died earlier this month from brain cancer.

Shortly before she passed, Polly made it her mission to help other families dealing with cancer. She formed a GoFundMe with all donations forwarded to the CureScience Institute. It’s a nonprofit involved in cancer research.

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