Tomorrow, 15-year-old Emily will face the biggest battle of her life.

Right now, she sits quietly in her hospital bed, staring at the pale walls, her small hands resting on the blanket. She keeps asking the questions no fifteen-year-old girl should ever have to ask: “What will my future look like?” “How did this happen?” “Why me… and why so young?”

For months she suffered through terrible headaches and dizzy spells that stole her balance and her smile. After frightening tests and sleepless nights, the doctors delivered the words her family never wanted to hear: “It’s a brain tumor.”

Tomorrow morning, she will be wheeled into surgery. A team of doctors will fight with everything they have to remove it and give this beautiful girl her life back.

Even now, in the middle of her storm, Emily is showing a kind of courage that humbles everyone around her. She still smiles at her nurses. She thanks every doctor who walks into the room. She looks at her worried parents and says with quiet strength, “I believe everything is going to be okay.”

But she is still just a child. Behind that brave smile is a heart full of fear and uncertainty.

Tonight, while most of the world is sleeping, her mother and father will stay awake beside her bed. They will hold her hands, stroke her hair, and pray like they’ve never prayed before — begging for a miracle, for steady hands in the operating room, and for their daughter to wake up healthy and whole.

Sweet Emily, you are not alone. Tonight, we stand with you.

If you believe in the power of prayer, please stop for a moment and whisper one for this brave girl. Pray for the surgeons. Pray for peace in her heart. Pray for complete healing.

Drop a  or a prayer below so Emily and her family can feel the love and strength surrounding them as they walk into tomorrow’s battle.

Emily, keep holding onto that beautiful hope, sweet girl.