Kimmy Daycock fought cancer whilein diapers.At two years old, Daycock, a sophomorenews-editorial journalism major,was diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma,a rare form of childhood cancer.Emergency surgery removed the cancerand her right kidney, and left the toddlerwith a scar that stretched acrossher torso from hip to hip. Ten daysof radiation and five years of chemotherapyfollowed.At five, Daycock’s cancer was inremission. But that didn’t stop theproblems.Her first surgery created scar tissuethat led to an obstruction when she wasseven, virtually cutting off her intestines.They followed surgery resultedin another scar, this one vertical.After this obstruction, Daycock’sbout with cancer and subsequent surgerieswere considered a successfulbattle, long over 8212; until last Decemberwhen she spent Christmas Eve overher toilet bowl.”I woke up at midnight because Ididn’t feel well. I was pretty sure Ihad eaten too much Christmas dinner,”Daycock said. “But then, fromabout 2:30 to 5:30, I just threw up thewhole time.”After an early-morning trip to theemergency room, she was given strongmedication and sent home. Daycockfinished Christmas with her family andjoined the Horned Frog Marching Bandin cheering on TCU at the HoustonBowl. But her illness was only a harbingerof what was to come.The day after she returned hometo Round Rock, Texas, Daycock wasunable to finish her shift at workbecause of her pain.Having been through a similar situationwith Daycock 12 years before,her parents knew what to do. A tripback to the emergency room confirmedtheir fears &- another obstruction inDaycock’s intestines.A three-hour surgery unblocked multipleobstructions, removed damagedintestines and moved organs out of thevoid where her right kidney had oncebeen. Daycock was told she would behome after three days of recovery.She celebrated the New Year in thehospital with her family, apple juiceand green Jello.Soon after, Daycock suffered anallergic reaction to a drug intendedto jump-start her digestive system, addingseveral days to her stay.By this time, Daycock hadn’t eatenin ten days and weighed 86 pounds.Diane Daycock spent her days andnights at the hospital with her daughterwhile her husband, Steve Daycock,juggled his job and taking care of Kimmy’ssister. In between sleeping andwatching nine seasons of America’sNext Top Model with her mom, Daycockalso had plenty of visitors.Daycock said the visitors made iteasier to endure the long days shespent confined to bed.”It was depressing in the hospital,”she said. “It was so much disappointment.I have no idea what I would’vedone if my friends hadn’t been there.It definitely kept my hopes up.”By the following Sunday &- the daybefore she was supposed to start school&- her problems seemed to be subsiding,and Daycock had worked her wayup to soft foods.Daycock won’t be fully recoveredfor several months, but she quicklyresumed her normal activities.”The doctor told her that he wantedher to take it easy and only do school,but I wasn’t surprised when she calledand told me she had just been salsadancing,” Diane Daycock said. “She’sjust such a strong young lady, and she’sshe’s made it through it all.”