Honored Kid

Emily Kay Lauer

Emily Kay Lauer Kid Photo

Location

Kenosha, WI, US

Diagnosis

Ovarian

Date of Diagnosis

July 2001

Status

Passed away

Treated At

Aurora Medical Center

Change your kid's logo

My Story

Emily was a vivacious young lady 10 days shy of her 24th birthday when her cancer was discovered during outpatient surgery for an ovarian cyst. Her remarkable courage as she battled her cancer, kept up her studies in her final semester at UW-Milwaukee, and her job as a hair stylist on the weekends was truly an inspiration. However, after 7 months of battle, she found herself in the ICU at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha. UWM sent a contingent of people to award her her degree 62 hours before she died - a truly proud moment for Emily. Almost 100 hospital employees joined family and friends at the ceremony in the hospital's conference room. Emily even gave her own "keynote address." We miss our little girl every day. She continues to inspire us.

The Childhood Cancer Ripple Effect

Who's Honoring Me

Help Give Kids a Lifetime

Infants, children, teens and young adults are depending on us to find cures for childhood cancers — and to give survivors long and healthy lives.

Support lifesaving childhood cancer research today.

Photo submission policy

Please read the photo submission policy and accept below.

By submitting a photograph of yourself on www.StBaldricks.org, you agree to the following terms and conditions for submission of your photograph:

We strongly encourage all users to submit a before and after photo, so that donors and fellow participants can easily recognize and relate to one another.

Any photo containing cartoons, comics, celebrities, nudity, pornography, sexually explicit images or any copyrighted image (unless you own the copyright) is not permitted. This is because photos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are generally copyrighted by the owner.

Uploading images of other people without their permission is also prohibited.

This photo submission policy applies to StBaldricks.org users. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation reserves the right to review all photos and to remove any photo for any reason at our sole discretion. If you see a photo on StBaldricks.org that you believe does not conform to this policy, email to WebQuestions@StBaldricks.org