Devon Still’s Daughter Hits Happy Milestone in Cancer Fight
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Oleg Nikishin/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Leah Still, the 4-year-old daughter of Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still, got some great news Tuesday from doctors.
“We got Leah’s MIBG Scans back tonight and the doctors told us they didn’t see any active disease in her body!!!,” her dad wrote on Instagram.
“We still have to wait for her MRI and bone biopsy results later this week. But the doctors feel very optimistic about them because of the results from today. So for now we celebrate!!” he wrote.
Leah had been diagnosed with a stage 4 neuroblastoma, ESPN reported, and was undergoing treatment. The cancer develops from immature nerve cells and most commonly affects children younger than 5, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Still had earlier announced on his Instagram account that Leah’s battle with cancer was not yet over. But this is certainly a step in the right direction.
Still, 25, a defensive tackle, had originally been cut from the Bengals roster, but once the team learned his daughter had cancer, they reassigned him to their practice squad. He has since been placed on the active roster.
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