Girl with brain tumor, from no cure to no trace.

This is Jim Denison's daily article for Friday, December 21st, 2018.

Welcome to the shortest day and longest night of the year, unless you live in the

southern hemisphere, in which case today is the shortest night and longest day of the year.

However shorter, longer day may be, it's the only one you're promised.

Ask Roxley Das, an 11-year-old who lives in the Austin, Texas area. She may be, it's the only one you're promised. Ask Roxley Das,

an 11-year-old who lives in the Austin, Texas area. She may be out riding horses today,

and that's astounding. Rocksley was diagnosed in June with a rare, inoperable brain tumor for which

there is no cure. After she underwent weeks of radiation, all her parents could do was to pray

for a miracle. And we got it, her mother says. Praise God we did, her father agrees. Her latest MRI scan shows no sign of the tumor. Doctors

from MD Anderson, Johns Hopkins, and other hospitals all agreed on her diagnosis. Now she has

gone from no cure to no trace. Roxley will continue to undergo treatments such as immunotherapy as a precaution.

Every day brings new surprises. President Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria is an obvious

example. Some are applauding while others are criticizing. Then came the announcement yesterday

afternoon that General Jim Mattis will be retiring as defense secretary at the end of February.

The president stated that a new Defense Secretary will be named shortly.

Meanwhile, London's Gatwick Airport is open again after drone sightings caused it to shut

down for more than a day, disrupting the lives of 120,000 passengers.

Major League Baseball has reached a deal with Cuban officials that will allow Cuban citizens

to play in the U.S. and return home in the off-season.

And the decline of shopping malls in America has meant trouble for the nation's Santas.

I could keep listing surprising stories, but you get the point.

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