Toddlers beat cancer, ring bell together at Children’s [Video]

ATLANTA — After more than two years, toddlers Elena Howard and Nash Thompson got to ring the bell at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite, signifying that they have beat cancer.

The pair came together through a shared diagnosis in early 2022 at just two years old: high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Their families met in the hospital hallways as the kids underwent chemo. Fast friends Elena and Nash got chemo, attended childhood cancer events and went to music therapy class together. On top of that, they spent the exact same amount of time in treatment: 855 days.

“Childhood cancer can be a lonely experience because immediately you are thrust into this world you never dreamed you’d be a part of, and no one you know can truly relate to what you are going through,” Nash’s mom, Katelyn Thompson, said. “Nash and Elena …