A two-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer is now cancer-free.
McKenna 'Kenni' Shea Xydias, from Senoia, Georgia, began developing high fevers and a swollen belly in late January and early February.
Her parents, Michael and Meagan, made several visits to the pediatrician, but were told it was just gas.
But tests at the hospital revealed a different story: Kenni had an ovarian yolk sac tumor and several other tumors throughout her body.
The toddler underwent a few surgeries and four rounds of chemotherapy and, on June 12, she got ring the hospital bell that declared she was cancer-free.
Now, her parents told DailyMail.com that they want to encourage other fathers and mothers to 'trust their gut' when it comes to their child's health.
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McKenna 'Kenni' Shea Xydias, two, from Senoia, Georgia, was diagnosed with a rare ovarian yolk sac tumor on February 15. On June 12, scans showed that Kenni is cancer-free and rang the hospital bell with her parents (left and right)
Kenni (pictured) began developing high fevers and a bloated belly earlier this year, but her pediatrician initially dismissed her symptoms as gas
Michael and Meagan met with Dr Katie Sutton, a pediatric oncologist at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, on June 12.
'We went to the doctor's office to go over scans [Kenni] had on June 10, and the doctor told us she was completely free and clear,' Meagan told DailyMail.com.
'We just held each other and cried. We're over the moon.'
Kenni's medical problems began in late January, when her parents were called to pick her up from day care after she developed a fever.
In February, her belly began bloating, but her pediatrician believed it was nothing more than gas.
Within a week, Kenni had trouble using the bathroom and her fever rocketed to 103F.
Meagan took her to the hospital, where doctors performed an ultrasound, a CT scan and an MRI.
Several cancerous tumors were found in her abdomen, one near her liver, and another measuring 14 centimeters on her right ovary, reported Good Morning America.
Kenni was diagnosed with a stage III malignant yolk-sac tumor, a rare tumor that arises from the cells lining the embryo's
