#JozieStrong: Several southern Illinois schools, businesses rally around 7-year-old battling a tumor [Video]

FREEBURG, Ill. — Students and staff at school districts across the Metro East and southern Illinois are wearing pink as a show of support for a little girl fighting for her life.

Jozie Kraemer, 7, is undergoing surgery to remove a tumor that was just discovered last week.

No matter where you look in Freeburg it’s easy to see signs of support for Jozie.

“She’s a bundle of joy,” cheerleading coach Allison Raish said. “She comes in with a smile from ear to ear, and she makes my job. I love it. I love coming in and seeing her face.”

On Aug. 19, Jozie got sick at school with what was believed to be a stomach bug.

“By the next day, about 3:30 in the afternoon, she was going to the doctor to get some GI tests, and she …