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Devon Still announces daughter Leah's cancer is in remission

Frank Schwab
·NFL writer

Leah Still, the 4-year-old daughter of Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Devon Still, became a mini-celebrity as everyone supported her battle with cancer.

On Wednesday, Devon Still announced that his daughter won. Leah Still's cancer is in remission, a wonderful development in what became an inspirational story.

Here's part of Devon Still's Instagram announcement (the full message can be seen here):

"June 2, 2014 and March 25, 2015 are days I will remember for the rest of my life. As everyone probably knows, June 2nd was the day doctors walked into the waiting room to tell me my daughter had cancer. It was the most devastating day of my life. March 25th , however, is feeling like the best day of my life. Today we received news from Leah's oncologist that her cancer, stage four neuroblastoma, is officially in REMISSION! After 296 days of day dreaming about what it would feel like to hear the doctors say my daughter is in remission, I finally know the feeling. Funny thing is there is really no way of describing it because I never knew this feeling existed."

Devon Still said that Leah still needs more treatments, to make sure the cancer doesn't return and to build up her immune system. He thanked everyone for their support, and there has been much of it. The NFL and its fans rallied around the story. Leah Still became a public face of pediatric cancer, including walking down a New York fashion show runway and appearing on "Today" as she waged her battle, and the Stills brought a lot of attention to the cause. 

On Wednesday, the Still family had some great news to deliver to those who have followed their story.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdowncorner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!