Birthday surprise for 9-year-old Ana near life's end
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- "God gave her to us a different way," Ana Hardt's mother Diana said.
She and her husband Chuck adopted Ana from Guatemala when was she was 2 years old.
"She loves to read; she loves schoolwork," Diana said.
Raised with her big brother Nic and little sister Abby, Ana was blissfully typical.
"None of them like to clean," Chuck joked.
But everything changed 18 months ago.
MORE | Leave your thoughts of encouragement for Ana and the Hardt family here
"She had been limping a week or so beforehand," Chuck said.
The diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor sitting on her brain stem left little room for hope.
"Either they told us that day or the next day that only 10 percent of the kids will survive that," Chuch remembered.
The Hardts clung to that 10 percent.
"I thought she was going to beat it," Diana said.










I got to spend time with my papa in his birthday he was so excited and surprise to see me ☺
RT surprise gagal. haha... once again, happy birthday, A! :D
The best birthday surprise for @ would be me showing up at encore
Loved our wynne trip tonight to surprise
Angela for her birthday! We always laugh so much.