ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sofia Anderson beat cancer at the age of two; now at the age of 10, she’s still trying to help other kids like her who are still in their own battles with the disease.

Sofia is like every other 10-year-old. She loves playing soccer with her big brother. While taking on other sports such as track and field and hobbies like crafting, she is extremely competitive, too.

By looking at her, you could not tell that just at the age of 2, she received a scary diagnosis.

“Neuroblastoma. Stage 4,” Sofia said about the disease that once took over her family’s lives.

Her mom, Catalina, recently went through the challenging memories with Sofia. The moment in time is documented in a picture book. It shows pictures of the young child losing her hair and in treatment.

Catalina detailed for Spectrum Bay News 9 what Sofia went through.

“She went through something no child should ever go through,” Catalina said. “And it was six rounds of chemotherapy, 12 rounds of radiation, six rounds of antibody, and two years of an anti-relapse drug.”

The American Association for Cancer Research marks June as Cancer Survivor Month.

Dr. Ben Oshrine, a physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, explained the challenges when treating young cancer patients.

“It’s a real challenge because it’s complicated, it’s lengthy and unfortunately it subjects the child and the family to a variety of side effects through the entire course of treatment,” said Oshrine, a pediatric oncologist. “Sofia, in particular, weathered the storm amazingly.”

“And though she is but little, she is fierce,” became the family’s battle cry and fundraising motto during Sofia’s cancer journey.

Sofia said she best remembers visits from her grandmother, brother and parents to the hospital.

Faith kept the family going and helped them get past the challenge.

“I remember a ladybug came all the way to the seventh floor, and we said that was Mary staying with us,” said Sofia in reference to her prayers to the Virgin Mary.

The family’s community also rallied behind them and offered support, from the local professional sports teams Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rays and local charities.

“I mean, it was insane the amount of love this girl received at the time of her sickness,” said Catalina. “So, for us, the only way to give back is by paying it forward and doing fundraisers, helping to spread awareness, and helping another family that might be going through it. Because you never think that something like this is going to happen to your baby, your two-year-old baby girl.”

It paid off for Sofia is strong and is now cancer free.

Today, she is enjoying summer activities like other 10 year olds.

But she is also keeping others in mind.

“One of my friends that I know, she is still going through it, and I’ve been telling her she can fight for it and she’s going to be okay,” said Sofia.

Her words of wisdom at such an early age are for other cancer families as well as us all.

“It’s important to give back because, when you give back, good things will always happen,” she said.

The family continues to fundraise for childhood cancer research.

In one event, a painting from Sofia sold at auction for $10,000.