Jacob ultimately beat his cancer and went into remission, but when he was 13 and Sophia just 4, doctors discovered that she had a brain tumor in the exact same spot as Jacob’s. “I’m like, ‘Why her? Why not me, again?’” Jacob told CTV News after his sister’s diagnosis. “Because if it was me again, I’d be able to do it, it wouldn’t be too hard because I’ve already been through (it).” After Sophia went through surgery and radiation, her parents dared to believe that things were going to be okay. “One child diagnosed with cancer is devastating,” Liliane said at the time, “but two is life changing.” More from CafeMom: This Mom’s Photo of Her Girl & Dad Dying Together Is Beyond Gut-Wrenching Liliane admits that finding out that her family has to go through this a second time — with both of her kids — has shaken her faith. “Jason and I are at a loss for words and heartbreak doesn’t even come close to how we feel. I’m tired now. My heart is tired, my soul is tired. This mother is so tired now, not sure where I will find the strength anymore,” she wrote. “This is the most heartbreaking picture my eyes and heart have ever seen. I’m broken. We are all broken.” More from CafeMom: Mom Shares the Moment She Realized Her Newborn Has Down Syndrome & It’s Beautiful
