Katie's Spirit Will Live On in the Hearts of Many

When I first heard of Katie Wyatt, the belief was she might not make it until Christmas.

But she kept fighting.

Then, in January, , a fundraiser for the teen and her family, seemed like it might be her last hurrah.

Not for this spunky teen.

She went on to visit Florida, stop at Disney World and .

If it was spirit that could keep the body alive, Katie would still be with us. But bodies can only take so much and on Tuesday Katie’s couldn’t take any more.

“You’ll never see her without that smile,” said eighth-grader Cassi Adams, 14, in January “She won’t let anyone know she’s in pain.”

It was easy to see her friends held her in a high regard.

“She’s amazing,” said Fenton eighth-grader Madison Ballard, 13 in January. “She doesn’t have a bad bone in her body.”

It was also easy to see why.

When she was asked what she really wanted for her special night, Katie’s Game, in January,

That carefree spirit seemed to draw people to her.

Even though she was battling one of the toughest things a teenager could go through, she wanted to know how her friends were doing.

Katie and her family were overwhelmed by the support Fenton community gave them, while the Fenton community was amazed by the spirit Katie had.

That spirit to fight, that spirit to battle, that spirit to be kind, the spirit to live every day to the fullest, the spirit to forget about major problems and enjoy the simple things in life.

While its true Katie is no longer physically with us, her spirit will most definitely live on in the hearts of her family, friends and the countless others she has touched.