John Wall's connection to young cancer patient continues after her death

Wall’s gift, though, had particular resonance. Miyah had asked her family to participate in last year’s Light the Night walk, because she was captivated by the images of glowing lanterns used at the event. Her final relapse came shortly before the walk, and she wasn’t permitted to leave the hospital. She asked her mom not to do the walk without her, so the planned group outing never happened. This year, they decided, they would walk in Miyah’s honor. And Telemaque embraces the way Wall has prompted people to remember her daughter. It also allows her to explain how Miyah was more than a cancer patient. The 5-year-old would hold fashion shows in the hospital’s corridor in the middle of the night. She always asked for a room at the front of the ward, where she could interact with everyone coming down the hall. She was fascinated with modeling, and often told her mom she was going to be on television one day. Her relationship with Wall, her mom believes, helped elevate Miyah into a face of her disease.

Join my team for the @LightTheNightDC Walk in honor of #Miyah! Donate here: http://t.co/pA8EDP973o! pic.twitter.com/xaiEQIHOIR

— John Wall (@JohnWall) October 14, 2015