This little girl didn’t need a costume for her school’s Superhero Day last week. That’s because she’s a badass superhero for real.
Josie Butler was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in June 2013.
Proud mum Alyssa regularly shares pictures and updates on Josie’s progress on Facebook. She’s now been in remission for two years but still receives treatment.
Last Wednesday, while all her friends at her school in New Hamburg, Missouri, dressed as their favourite superheros, Josie simply put on a cape and went as herself.
After all, if superheroes are characterised by their bravery and their fighting spirit, Josie’s got both in spades.
Her mission? ‘Destroying cancer one day at a time.’
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