HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) -- Life for 10-year-old Talia Jarvis has been a constant uphill battle.

Born with only one ear, she is partially deaf. She wears a headband-style hearing aid to assist her. She spent much of her childhood in doctor's offices, seeing specialist after specialist.

Moments after her 10th birthday, her lymph nodes began to swell, concerning many family members.

"She wasn't sick," Talia's mother, Laurie Jarvis, said. "She didn't have any other symptoms besides these very swollen glands in her neck. And I had a very bad gut feeling about it."

After an emergency room visit and CAT scans, Talia and her family received gut-wrenching news. She was diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma.

"It was the worst moment of my life," Laurie said.

The Jarvis family immediately began looking into their options for treatment. They did not have to look far before finding one of the most notable names in children's cancer treatment: St. Jude. The hospital has an affiliate clinic in Huntsville.

"Being able to receive treatment at home as opposed to being away from your family, away from your job, away from your support system," Huntsville St. Jude Clinic Charge Nurse Jessica Strong said. "I mean, simple things as being away from your own bed, play such an important role...we're here to help patients and families in this area be able to stay home and have as much of a normal life as possible."

Beyond the world-renowned treatment, the hospital stands out in its commitment to taking as much stress off families as possible.

"With St. Jude, no family receives a bill," Strong said. "St. Jude makes sure that not just the patient is taken care of, but the entire family."

For the Jarvis family, the benefits of treatment at St. Jude go far beyond no payments.

"They become an extended part of our family, which is really important right now," Laurie said. "We need more support now more than ever. They were here for us in our worst moments."

Talia goes into the affiliate clinic once a week for chemotherapy infusions, and that regimen is scheduled to continue for up to three years. But with a heart surgery on the horizon, the future is unknown.

"It completely blew us away," Laurie said. "I think any cancer diagnosis is going to do that, but I just never would have imagined. On top of everything else that she deals with, to be diagnosed with cancer."

Talia "Hope" Jarvis. The middle name is no accident. Her family describes her as a little girl full of love, strength and light no matter what.

"She's the bravest, most resilient girl I know," Laurie said. "She gets up every day and fights for joy and fights cancer."

Talia has big aspirations of her own. She dreams to meet Bobby Flay one day, and try out her laundry list of potential jobs.

"I want to be a nurse," Talia said. "And, also, a farmer. And a horse trainer."

Her mother Laurie just dreams to watch Talia grow old.

"I want to see Talia grow into an old lady and outlive me by a whole lot of time," Laurie said.

Talia and her family will continue to fight this uphill battle one day at a time, hoping to reach those goals and close this chapter.