Most athletes spend their careers chasing victories, but for Jane Park , the greatest triumph came when doctors said it might never happen – her daughter Grace turning five years old. The former LPGA professional shared an emotional Instagram tribute celebrating this milestone that once seemed impossible.

“The heavy fear that settled over us when we first got the news that ‘she will have a hard life’ can still be felt even now,” Park wrote in her heartfelt post. Grace was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy at just 10 months old following a terrifying medical crisis in July 2021. Doctors initially gave the devastating prognosis that Grace “may only have five to ten years.”

Today marks a defiant celebration. Grace has reached her fifth birthday, proving every medical prediction wrong.

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