Azayliah Perez, 9, looks away as pediatric nurse Sherryanne Paul-John, left, draws blood from a port in her chest while mom Desiree Mendonza holds her up during monthly blood tests to keep tabs of her white blood cell count at the Diamond Children’s Medical Center on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. While her leukemia is in remission, Azayliah only has to make monthly visits to ensure the cancer is kept at bay, as opposed to the years right after her diagnosis when she was admitted to the center.
Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star