When Macey was five, her parents got the call no family expects. Brain cancer — a tumor the size of two golf balls. But they knew Macey had an amazing team behind her. As Dr. Nathan Selden, one of the country’s best pediatric brain surgeons, told them: “This is what we do. We’ve got this.” Today, Macey’s cancer is gone. And happy, energetic nine-year-old Macey is back on track.
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