KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Alana Phillips is hoping you’ll place an order for a specialized license plate, one that aims to make a difference and spark hope for families fighting childhood cancer.

“September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Tillery was actually diagnosed in September,” said Phillips. Her 12-year-old daughter Tillery has battled a cancerous brain tumor since 2014.

“The first couple of years were really, really hard,” Phillips said. “We didn’t know if she was going to survive, so it really was just a survival every day. As time has gone on, we’ve just learned how to live with it.”

Certificates, beads and scars have marked milestones along their painful journey.

“So she still is on active chemo,” Phillips said. “[Tillery] takes two and a half chemo pills every nig

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