Dakota’s Magical Book Of Perseverance Spells

For Dakota Butteris and his family, the whole world paused on November 16, 2017, only 3 days after his 9th birthday. After a doctor’s visit Dakota and his family was told the unthinkable. He had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. This is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow that affects the white blood cells. Dakota’s family was devastated and shocked. Their whole world was at a standstill. Never did they imagine that they would leave the doctor with a cancer diagnosis.

After the shock of the news, Dakota spent 22 days in the Seattle Children’s Hospital. During his stay he received multiple blood transfusions and procedures. Throughout all of these procedures, Dakota has had some rough days but he continues to persevere and pick himself up over and over again. He remains courageous through each treatment and optimistic that the future will be better and cancer free. He is looking forward to his last day of chemo treatments soon.

With such a trying year for Dakota, his mom Dorris contacted Icing Smiles to have a cake created to celebrate his 11th Birthday on November 16, 2019. This is also his 2nd year Cancerversary. Sugar Angel Brenda Nelson exceeded expectations for a second time with an incredible Harry Potter cake. With Brenda and her family’s shared love for Harry Potter they each contributed to the cake making it even more special. This cake truly made Dakota’s day! Facing financial hardships, Dakota’s family would not have been able to afford such an outstanding cake. For this, they are so grateful for this blessing.

With Smiles,

Chasity Brown

Icing Smiles Blog Writer