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Merin Blake loved the movie "Frozen."On the app? Click here for the video.She has an Elsa crown, a "Frozen" lunch box and knows the words to the featured song "Let It Go" by heart. The anthem is not only her favorite song, it's helped her and her family get through some tough times. "Every time that Merin has her port access for her chemotherapy, we play the song and she sings along with it as an empowering song. It's perfectly fit for her as a 4-year-old dealing with this struggle," said her mother, Mia Hockett.You'd never know it from her spunk, but the little girl is in the midst of a battle with cancer. "Merin was diagnosed with leukemia in May and was pretty sick for a while," said Hockett.She and Merin's father Adam Blake said that their daughter underwent some intensive treatments over the summer and now has been doing very well. Merin's parents say they expect her to make a full recovery. Merin is doing so well that she is counting down the days until she can meet the characters of "Frozen" in January at Disney World during her trip sponsored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.However, before her trip, she has a very important job -- lighting the Church Street Marketplace Christmas Tree during a ceremony Friday night. Not only will hitting the switch turn on the tree, but all of the trees along the marketplace as well. Merin is so excited, she has even been practicing. It's not only a big day for the little one, however, but for her family, classmates and all those who have worked and will continue to stick with her as she gets better."We really just feel so fortunate that Merin is such a well-loved child and no matter what we do, we always have people there supporting us," said her mother. Merin will light the tree this Friday at 6 p.m.