Maureen Gallagher

Reaching Hope: A Mother's Journey Maureen Gallagher

"When most teenage girls were complaining about cramps, headaches, and broken fingernails, Elizabeth was wrenched with pain from radiation... When other teenagers were planning their weekends and going to parties, Elizabeth was having overnight chemo treatments and morphine drips... When most other teenagers were complaining about getting out of bed, Elizabeth was hoping she had the strength to get out of bed..." At Christmastime in 2005, Maureen Gallagher's ten-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Five years later, the cancer resurfaced. Their lives would never be the same. Reaching Hope is the amazing true story of a mother's journey from the depths of alcoholism and her daughter's recurrence of cancer. Through sheer determination and courage the family overcomes slim odds and reaches that beautiful light at the end of their long, dark journey. Maureen's story will inspire you with the realization that, whatever challenges you must face, even in the darkest hours there is always hope.