ELIZABETH MADOLE, 8, is a regular at UC San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco. At least once a month, she and her family trek from Redding so she can get transfusions to treat a rare neuromuscular disorder.

It can be a painful, difficult time. But amid the IV tubes and machines, there is one bright spot: Miss Erika.

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