SPOKANE, Wash. -- The annual "Making Spirits Bright" tradition has become a source of hope for patients at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, particularly for 11-year-old Kaia Miller, who is fighting leukemia.

Kaia was diagnosed with leukemia in August and has spent months at the hospital undergoing chemotherapy. Christmas is her favorite holiday, and being away from home during this season has been difficult.

"I think it just reminds me of home," Kaia said about the light display that the Extreme Team sets up each year outside the hospital.

The Making Spirits Bright event involves decorating trees with thousands of lights. Kaia has been watching the setup from her window throughout the week, eagerly awaiting the reveal.

For Kaia's mother, Mikal Miller, seeing the lights has provided co

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