MADISON (WKOW) — The first round of the 2025 American Family Insurance Championship kicked off with a very special guest.

Eight year-old Laine Meske had the honor of hitting the first ceremonial tee shot.

But life wasn't always filled with such joy for the Meske family.

Eight years ago, Laine was diagnosed with leukemia.

"My world just froze," said Laine's mom, Hailey Meske, about the feeling of hearing her daughter's diagnosis.

As nurses themselves, Hailey and her husband, Mark, knew they'd have a journey ahead of them.

"All we could do is just hug and kiss her and just try to figure out, 'what next,'" said Hailey.

For a while, American Family Children's Hospital became like home for the Meskes.

"We lived there, we ate there, we slept there," said Hailey. "We watched Laine learn h

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