according to the American Cancer Society<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nSchneider began chemotherapy one day after getting her biopsy results. The teen recalls getting a PICC line placed in her arm, which is a type of catheter used to deliver chemotherapy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like everybody talks about chemo like it\u2019s this big thing, but really I was just sitting there,\u201d the teen joked about keeping her spirits high during treatment. \u201cI had some complications and had to get a drain put in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schneider was eventually released from the hospital and returned every two weeks to Duke Children\u2019s Hospital for chemotherapy. She underwent 12 rounds in total.<\/p>\n
Schneider said she was excited to return to school and see her friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never thought I would be excited to say I wanna go back to school, like I never thought I would say that. I\u2019m really excited to finish,\u201d she said. \u201cI still get like a month and a few weeks of school left and a few games left on soccer. I\u2019m excited. I thought I played my last soccer game like a few months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
The teen\u2019s last chemotherapy appointment was on April 13. A week later, Apex High School teamed up with Apex Friendship High School to raise money ahead of their rivalry game to support Duke Children\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apex High School Women\u2019s Soccer Head Coach Mike Dixon said the schools raised $3,000 to give back to the hospitals through ticket sales and a 50\/50 raffle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a fabulous thing that Apex and Apex Friendship are rivals on the field, but both of us care so much about giving back,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cI give a lot of credit to Coach Matt Pugliano with Apex Friendship, when he heard about Madeline, he reached out and said, \u2018Do you want to do something for her this year at our game?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Both teams wore purple shirts reading #kickcancer during warm ups. The teams also smiled for a photo on the field after Schneider thanked the crowd for supporting her care team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Schneider also thanked Dixon and the coaching staff for their encouragement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means a lot. I wouldn\u2019t be able to get back on the field if it wasn\u2019t for him pushing me in practice,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cI\u2019m really grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dixon said he has been inspired by Schneider\u2019s perseverance, adding that her determination is a motivation for all the other girls in the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just an incredible example of determination and hard work,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cIt shows you what hard work and pure belief and a lot of prayer can do for you. It\u2019s just amazing. There have been tears and celebration.”<\/p>\n
Her medical team agrees: Schneider is an inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Madeline endured over six months of chemotherapy treatments and multiple hospitalizations for the treatment of her Hodgkin lymphoma,” said Dr. Kyra Leigh McCarty, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the Duke University School of Medicine. “Throughout the entire process, she has been kind, resilient and, most of all, motivated to return to soccer as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n
Ahead of the game, Dixon said playing Apex Friendly would be a fight \u2013 but said the community has already won.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe score doesn\u2019t matter; she has won already,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cI hope we can take the determination and grit that she\u2019s shown and pour that onto the field in her honor. I also hope these ladies see how we are making a difference for Duke Health, and that they can carry this forward in their life and make a difference in somebody else\u2019s life down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n
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