NFL player Devon Still and his family are celebrating this week after doctors announced that his four-year-old daughter, Leah, is cancer-free.
Leah was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma in June 2014, and doctors initially gave her a 50-50 chance of survival.
"As everyone probably knows, June 2 was the day doctors walked into the waiting room to tell me my daughter had cancer," Still wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.
"It was the most devastating day of my life. March 25th, however, is feeling like the best day of my life."
Leah is in remission, although her father emphasized that she still has a long road ahead of her.
"She still needs more to make sure the cancer cells do not return and to build back up her immune system and other damage from the [chemotherapy] but I know my little warrior will get through it!" he shared.
Still and his family were supported by his team, the Cincinnati Bengals, over the past year.
The Bengals cut Still in September, but added him to the practice squad so he could keep his medical benefits. Leah's medical bills were expected to reach $1 million.
The team also donated $1.25 million to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to aid their pediatric cancer research.
Last Thursday, Still re-signed with the Bengals, and hopes to repay their support with some wins next season. But must importantly, he is grateful that his daughter will be around.
"When I look at my daughter all I can do is smile and hug her," Still said. "It was not easy but every day, and every treatment Leah fought like hell and kicked cancer's butt!
"I'm so proud and blessed to call her my daughter. She has made an impact on me and on the world, at the age of four, that I can only wish to make in a lifetime."
