Cincinnati Bengals' Devon Still announces his daughter Leah is in remission, throwing an anti-cancer party to celebrate

Cincinnati defensive tackle, Devon Still, took to his Instagram Wednesday to post some great news. His four-year-old daughter, Leah, who has been battling a rare pediatric cancer is officially in remission.

"After 296 days of day dreaming about what it would feel like to hear the doctors say my daughter is in remission, I finally know the feeling," Still captioned a picture of Leah giving a fist bump. "When I look at my daughter all I can do is smile and hug her … I'm so proud and blessed to call her my daughter."

Still, 25, added that Leah is not officially done with treatment yet. She still requires more to build her immune system back up and to make sure the cancer doesn’t return. “But I know my little warrior will get through it!" Still said. He also added that Leah is excited to have made it this far.

In an interview with ESPN‘s NFL Live, Still shared his reaction when he heard the great news.

“I really just froze in the car when I heard the doctor say that. It really didn’t hit me at first. Because like I said, I have been waiting so long for that feeling … I just sat there stunned, and once I really realized what the doctor said, I just started crying,” Still said. “And I looked at my daughter and she actually said, ‘Did I beat up cancer?’ And I told her, ‘Yeah.’ And we just started hugging.”

Still also has plans to throw Leah an anti-cancer party with all the princesses from Disney’s Frozen to celebrate, TMZ notes.

June 2, 2014 and March 25, 2015 are days I will remember for the rest of my life. As everyone probably knows, June 2nd was the day doctors walked into the waiting room to tell me my daughter had cancer. It was the most devastating day of my life. March 25th , however, is feeling like the best day of my life. Today we received news from Leah's oncologist that her cancer, stage four neuroblastoma, is officially in REMISSION! After 296 days of day dreaming about what it would feel like to hear the doctors say my daughter is in remission, I finally know the feeling. Funny thing is there is really no way of describing it because I never knew this feeling existed. When I look at my daughter all I can do is smile and hug her. It was not easy but every day, and every treatment Leah fought like hell and kicked cancers butt! I'm so proud and blessed to call her my daughter. She has made an impact on me and on the world, at the age of four, that I can only wish to make in a lifetime. Thank you to my family and friends for the support through all those tough days. Thank you to everyone who has sent a letter to give Leah and our family motivation to keep fighting, a toy that helped Leah get through her days in the hospital, and more importantly a prayer that helped God hear our cries for healing. Thank you to the doctors at CHOP for putting together the best plan of action for my daughter. Thank you to Child Life members Sarah, Laura, and Lindsey for really turning what could be a scary place into a place where Leah would enjoy going because she knew she would have fun with you guys. Thank you to the Bengals for taking on my situation and standing by me and my family and for helping to raise money to fight pediatric cancer. To every media outlet and persons that helped raise much needed awareness, thank you. Leah is not done with treatments yet. She still needs more to make sure the cancer cells do not return and to build back up her immune system and other damage from the chemo but I know my little warrior will get through it! #FistBump #LeahStrong #BeatCancer #TheFightAgainstChildhoodCancerIsFarFromOver #ThrowingTheBiggestKidPartyEver #WaitForIt

A photo posted by Devon Still (@man_of_still75) on Mar 25, 2015 at 1:29pm PDT

Image via Instagram from Devon Still