An 11-Year-Old Becomes the Sole Survivor of Muscle Cancer Among 9 Other Children with ECCT’s Help
Nazwa was only eleven when doctors diagnosed rhabdomyosarcoma in a muscle of her back during the 2020 pandemic. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation were followed by more cancer growth, including a mass in her thigh within two months. She underwent another operation and further treatment. Her account remembers nine other children in the same treatment group who did not survive.
Her schoolteacher helped the family search for options when Nazwa became weaker after repeated treatment. Her father worked in construction and drove local transport, so paying for a device was difficult. A group of social volunteers in Lampung offered assistance, and she began using an ECCT blanket and head covering in early 2021 after completing medical procedures.
By 2025, Nazwa was back to ordinary high-school life. Having experienced cancer treatment as a child, she hopes to win a scholarship, study medicine and help other children facing the disease.