An East Bay neighborhood was celebrating Halloween earlier than usual on Friday night.

It was a VIP experience for Jia, a 3-year-old who will not be able to trick-or-treat on Halloween night.

Jia was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of pediatric cancer.

It was spotted following a trip to the hospital in January, after Jia got sick.

“There’s the initial shock that your daughter can have something that’s terminal,” said Dena Kim, Jia’s mother.

Kim says seeing Jia go through multiple rounds of chemo and giving birth to her now 7-month-old during this period has been the hardest thing she’s ever gone through.

Jia’s most recent chemotherapy kept her in the hospital for two months and wiped out her entire immune system.

“Even when we come home and she’s doing wel

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