{"id":58957,"date":"2014-12-20T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T22:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=58957"},"modified":"2014-12-23T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T02:18:19","slug":"a-special-holiday-home-for-emily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/12\/20\/a-special-holiday-home-for-emily\/","title":{"rendered":"A special holiday home for Emily"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four-year-old brain cancer patient Emily and her dad, Emilio, pose for a picture with the kindhearted local deputies who set up the family’s Christmas lights Thursday, Dec. 19. [Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER \u2013 Christmas came early for 4-year-old brain cancer patient Emily Janelle Jarquin<\/strong>, when local sheriff\u2019s deputies showed up at her Lancaster home Thursday and surprised her with Christmas lights.<\/p>\n

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[Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Things have been hard for the Jarquin family since the preschooler was diagnosed with a brain tumor the day before Thanksgiving. The family spent that holiday at the hospital; and they\u2019ve been struggling financially after taking time off from work to care for Emily.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my daughter wanted was Christmas lights on our house. She said she didn\u2019t want to live in our neighborhood because no one was putting up lights,\u201d said Emily\u2019s mom, Olivia.<\/p>\n

A group of local deputies brought Emily her Christmas lights and spent most of the afternoon Thursday putting up the light display.<\/p>\n

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[Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>They even brought gifts for Emily and her foster sister, Ariana.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey showed so much love for her,\u201d Emily\u2019s mother said. \u201cShe was so happy, making them \u2018pretend cupcakes\u2019 and them pretending to eat them, and singing Frozen songs with her while they put up the lights. It\u2019s great to see a different side to [law enforcement] especially with all the negative things recently on the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Christmas surprise was a week early, but just in time for little Emily. Hours later, Emily\u2019s family got a phone call notifying them that Emily needed to be admitted to the hospital that evening to start chemotherapy treatment. Emily now must undergo another round of surgeries, which will keep her in the hospital on Christmas Day and on her 5th birthday Dec. 28.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Emily was able to see her decorated holiday home before she left for the hospital Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are forever grateful [to the deputies] for taking the time and doing this for her, for praying for her and being supportive through this tough time we are going through,\u201d said Emily\u2019s mom, Olivia.<\/p>\n

To follow Emily\u2019s health journey, visit https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrayersforEmilyJanelle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To donate to Emily\u2019s family, visit http:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/other\/help-emily-janelle-fight-brain-cancer\/280481<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EMILY GETS TO SEE HER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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