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There’s been a lot to focus on this month: the 9/11 anniversary, the MTV Video Music Awards, Fashion Week. But something big has flown quietly under the radar: the fact that September is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Kendall Jenner was one big star to recognize that this week, inviting a 9-year-old fashion fan — who’s battling neuroblastoma — to join her at a Fashion Week show.
Young Morgan Pierce “is a little fashionista,” her mom Emily tells PEOPLE. “She loves absolutely everything fashion.”
Jenner, hearing about Morgan, invited the tween to Tuesday night’s Style 360 Tumbler and Tipsy show (Style 360 founder David Manning helped facilitate, too). Morgan was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, was cleared one year later, but has since relapsed twice, and comes to New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from her home in Florida for treatment.
Going to Tuesday night’s show “was a great distraction” for Morgan, Emily says. Jenner gave her guests the VIP treatment, getting them front-row seats, goodie bags and a backstage tour during hair and makeup, before hitting the catwalk herself. Women’s soccer star Alex Morgan came over to say hello, too. “It made it so special that Kendall was actually interested in September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” Emily adds. And her daughter “was really excited to cheer Kendall on.” Jenner was excited, too.












