On April 12th 2005 Coryn Lord was supposed to be celebrating her 6th birthday. She had been crowned Little Apple Queen in the small rural town of Jackson, Ohio in September and was enjoying her reign when small bruises appeared all over her legs and arms. Her mother, Cathy, joked that she ought to bring Coryn to the doctor before someone called family services on them.

The visit to their family doctor turned into an emergency trip to Children's hospital in Columbus when their family doctor noticed an enlarged spleen and abnormal blood counts. Coryn was diagnosed with acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and was hospitalized for the next 10 days while she clung to life fighting the disease that was trying to kill her.

Six months later while undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatments Coryn completed her duties as the Little Apple Queen, passing on her crown to the next Little Queen.
Now, 26 months later Coryn is poised to have her final chemotherapy treatment on July 27, 2007..