Parents have nominated their three-year-old daughter for a Community Pride Award because they have been so inspired by her bravery.
Rosalia Daly-Maxwell, of York, had to have six months of intense chemotherapy and seven operations after a tumour was found in her chest.
Her parents, Natalie and Robert Maxwell, have now nominated her for Child Of The Year at the city’s Community Pride Awards.
Her mother Natalie said: “Without her strength and determination, I would not have been able to stay strong throughout the year.
“Despite not being able to breathe, having intense drugs and losing all her hair, she never failed to smile, and while in hospital, was an inspiration to the other children.
“A couple of days after each operation she was up and running around like nothing had happened. Only five days after the operation to remove the tumour and spending two days in the intensive care unit, she was running around causing mischief.
“She’s always a smiling, happy little girl who now is getting her life back and enjoys every minute of it.”
Rosalia will need regular tests for the rest of her life, to make sure the tumour has not returned.
Natalie has also nominated her mother, Maxine Daly, of Clifton, in the Parent Of The Year category of the awards, for her help and strength throughout Rosalia’s illness.
The Community Pride Awards are run by The Press in conjunction with City of York Council. The awards ceremony will take place in October at York Racecourse.