Bella's Battle

Bella's Battle

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January 4, 2023

January 4, 2023

334 days… 2/3/22 we were devastated to find out that Bella had a tumor in her brain. Exactly 11 months to the day, yesterday, Bella received her last chemotherapy treatment. She endured so much over this past year, including brain surgery, 30 proton beam radiation treatments, a temporary

September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022

From Tiffany Pearl: I am sitting in the hospital room as I write this for Bella’s 4th round of chemotherapy. I can barely see her in the bed as she sleeps – just her nose sticks out from underneath her hood of her sweatshirt and her fuzzy blanket. She has

July 20, 2022

Throughout our cancer journey with Bella, our community far and wide has been a huge support. Many of you know of my love and fandom for my local sports teams (Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres) and my Greater Buffalo community. Buffalonians take care of each other, and this year we

July 12, 2022

So I’m writing this post as I’m sitting in an infusion room at Roswell Park Cancer Institute as we get the last chemo treatment of the 2nd cycle (we are scheduled for 7 total cycles). We were in the hospital overnight last week as well. But after today,

May 23, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl Stop and smell the roses… Take the time to watch the flowers grow… We’ve all heard these phrases used before. Actually we’ve probably all said or thought at least one of these phrases once in our lifetime. And although it sounds like just a silly

April 18, 2022

Bella’s Battle belongs to you, Jesus! Today was Bella’s last day of proton beam radiation treatment. For the past six weeks, Bella has had treatment every single weekday. We’ve been living in a different state and taking this fight against brain cancer head-on. I’m incredibly proud

April 12, 2022

Today marks treatment 26/30 of proton beam radiation treatment here in New Jersey. Julianna and I drove into town on Saturday to spend the last week of Bella’s treatment and Easter break all together. It feels so good to be together. We even have Winnie with us (our

March 28, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl If any of you know me well, you know I cry…a lot and over EVERYTHING. I have since I was a kid…in fact, my family has a nickname for me that I won’t share with the world, but it might just have something to

March 24, 2022

I’m currently sitting at the Buffalo Airport, waiting for my flight to board. I flew home Tuesday for a few work obligations that I needed to be in person for, and now I’m headed back to New Jersey to be reunited with my girls! These two days were

The Battle Belongs To You by Phil Wickham

The Battle Belongs To You by Phil Wickham

This is a song that Bella sang at our Church's High School Ministry, MOVI, on Wednesday Nights when she and her good friend Cooper led Worship. There are no coincidences when you believe in Jesus. He was putting this song on her heart as he was preparing her

March 19, 2022

It’s 7:03 pm on Saturday evening. I'm at my computer with Tiffany and Julianna sitting behind me. I am streaming Christian music on YouTube, the girls are drawing, and Bella is resting in her bedroom. Today was a pretty good day. Yesterday, Bella closed the week

March 11, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl Update on Bella: Jesus never promised that when we follow Him, we will be without struggles, without pain, without sorrow. He never told us we wouldn’t walk through valleys or not have to climb mountains. He knew we would weep and cry tears caused by heartache

March 8, 2022

Today, my daughter, who so many have been praying for, starts her first set of proton beam radiation treatments to ensure her brain tumor doesn’t come back. So many have been so gracious over the past month with prayers for Bella. God continues to reveal himself throughout this journey

February 28, 2022

February 28, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl Update on Bella: I woke up this morning to the birds chirping. It was a sound I haven’t heard for a while but I was thankful to hear it. It gave me peace and reminded me of a scripture that is one I often read and

February 15, 2022

February 15, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl We have had so many people reaching out to check in on Bella and we want you to all know how much we appreciate all your love, support, prayers, cards, gifts, dinners, hugs, and messages. We needed a few days to process some things prior to sending

February 9, 2022

February 9, 2022

Update on my daughter, Bella. Yesterday, Bella had major brain surgery to remove a tumor from her brain. Led by an amazing team from Oshei Buffalo and UB Neurosurgery they successfully removed the tumor during a 7-hour surgery. Bella was then transferred to the Pediatric ICU where Tiffany and I

February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022

By: Tiffany Pearl We are in need of an army of prayer warriors to pray for our sweet, beautiful Bella. Tomorrow she will undergo brain surgery to remove a tumor that was discovered Friday night after a trip to the ER. We are grateful for the team at Children’s

Bella's Journey

Bella's Journey

Bella is our 15-year-old daughter who loves her family, friends, Jesus, dancing, playing tennis, baking, cooking, music, and performing. On 2/4/22, after weeks of complaining about blurred vision, Bella fell upstairs in our hallway, which resulted in a trip to Urgent Care. During a thorough exam by a