(Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)
Makayla Allen and Caroline Mayne never crossed paths at Beaumont Children’s Skandalaris Family Center for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders, while they both battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
They never competed against one other in the same sport — Mayne is a soccer player at Troy Athens, and Allen is a cheerleader and runs track at Lake Orion.
But they shared the same kind of courage and inspiration, as they continued to play their sports while battling the same type of blood cancer.
And they both rang the same celebration bell at Beaumont Hospital, within months of one another, after finishing treatment.