Kelsey Adams is more committed than ever to becoming a nurse after recently being one of the first children in the country to benefit from a combination of medical procedures at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to save her liver.

A team of clinicians, radiologists and surgeons at Children’s treated the Glenwood teen’s cancer with chemotherapy, a targeted dose of radiation and a complex surgery that removed more than 80% of her liver. The combined medical treatments eliminated a rare cluster of liver tumors and avoided the need for a transplant.

“I’m glad it’s over with,” Kelsey, 18, said about the recent liver surgery, which came about six weeks before she graduated from high school. “It’s crazy to think back. I’m thankful for how amazing I’m doing.”

Kelsey’s issues began five years ago

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