Move over, Bat Kid*, there's a new cancer-slaying pint sized
hero in town— 10 year old Monika Romo, aka Vallejo,
California's "Wonder Girl." (*Actually, don't move over, Bat Kid,
because there's always room for More Adorable in this empty
soul wasteland we call The Internet.)
A Vallejo group decided earlier this year to do something nice
for a child with cancer, as a sort of community service, Karma
bank, feel-good-hoedown kinda thing. But it turns out that there
was actually only one child with cancer in Vallejo — Monika
Romo, who had found out in April that she had leukemia. The
group initially reached out to Romo's family, offering to give
her a princess-themed party (because girls love princess swag)
only to discover that Romo's hero was actually a little more
badass than the standard singing waif getting her hair braided
by birds. Here's more on how the Wonder Girl plan unfolded:
To trick Monika they told her she needed to write an
essay for a contest about how a superhero could save
Vallejo, a city that has struggled financially and against
crime.
She read the essay to her school, proving that she really
is a hero.
"Cancer is an evil villain attacking my body," said Monika.
"It is similar in Vallejo, when Vallejo-ans are afraid to live
their normal life. I choose to have a smile on my face."
This morning at 8:30 am, Monika was greeted by a cheering
crowd outside of her door, before being "whisked" (always
"whisked"!) away to City Hall, and then to her school, where
her classmates had all dressed as their favorite super heroes. But
Monika's path diverged from Bat Kid's here. Because she wants
to be a teacher when she grows up, Monika spent the day
talking to kids in area schools about defeating the "villain
within."
Goddamn why are kids so much better than adults?
hero in town— 10 year old Monika Romo, aka Vallejo,
California's "Wonder Girl." (*Actually, don't move over, Bat Kid,
because there's always room for More Adorable in this empty
soul wasteland we call The Internet.)
A Vallejo group decided earlier this year to do something nice
for a child with cancer, as a sort of community service, Karma
bank, feel-good-hoedown kinda thing. But it turns out that there
was actually only one child with cancer in Vallejo — Monika
Romo, who had found out in April that she had leukemia. The
group initially reached out to Romo's family, offering to give
her a princess-themed party (because girls love princess swag)
only to discover that Romo's hero was actually a little more
badass than the standard singing waif getting her hair braided
by birds. Here's more on how the Wonder Girl plan unfolded:
To trick Monika they told her she needed to write an
essay for a contest about how a superhero could save
Vallejo, a city that has struggled financially and against
crime.
She read the essay to her school, proving that she really
is a hero.
"Cancer is an evil villain attacking my body," said Monika.
"It is similar in Vallejo, when Vallejo-ans are afraid to live
their normal life. I choose to have a smile on my face."
This morning at 8:30 am, Monika was greeted by a cheering
crowd outside of her door, before being "whisked" (always
"whisked"!) away to City Hall, and then to her school, where
her classmates had all dressed as their favorite super heroes. But
Monika's path diverged from Bat Kid's here. Because she wants
to be a teacher when she grows up, Monika spent the day
talking to kids in area schools about defeating the "villain
within."
Goddamn why are kids so much better than adults?
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