“Courage” is an overworked noun that lazy sportscasters and “happy talk” TV morning news anchors have beaten into submission to the point that it doesn’t effectively conjure the fortitude that wells inside some people — people like Cadet 1st Lt. Ally Davis of the North Carolina Wing's Union County Composite Squadron .
Still just holding on to her teen years, “grit” is a better word to describe Davis’ no-holds-barred bout with adversity that drives her to not only overcome obstacles but also achieve amazing things in the process — things most of us would think too daunting to try. even without a life-threatening battle at the door.
Consider this:
At 18, she’s in remission — for the second time — in her battle against lymphoma, a life-and- death struggle she’s waged since age 11. That journey also included a successful stem cell transplant.
While battling cancer full-time, she created the Team Ally Foundation, raising money for childhood cancer research, earning her recognition from regional and state chapters of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Concurrently, Davis graduated from high school, completed her associate degree, and entered nursing school at Wingate University.
And after only two years of service, she’s already a cadet first lieutenant in the Union County Composite Squadron in Waxhaw, North Carolina, having achieved the rank in early September.
Exactly how Davis does it all elicits different answers from the cadet and her mom, Suzanne Davis, also a member of the Union County squadron.
“A lot of time management, I guess,” Ally Davis said.
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