The mother of Nicole Lovell delivers emotional statement on daughter's death

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BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) - The mother of Nicole Lovell. Tammy Weeks, took the podium during a news conference on Tuesday, delivering a statement about the life and loss of her 13-year-old daughter.

Nicole, known to her family as "Coley," was born on May 3, 2002 and almost immediately started fighting for her life.

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"After many tests and scans and blood work she was diagnosed with a rare tumor in her liver," Weeks said.

Nicole Lovell, 13, went missing from her Blacksburg, Va., home on Jan. 27, 2016. She was found dead three days later.

At just 10 months old, Nicole had a liver transplant. A few years later, she faced another fight.

"Coley tried to live a normal life at the age of four when she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. At this point, we almost lost her for second time," Weeks said.

According to her mother, Nicole fought to live a third time, developing an often fatal lung condition in which Nicole had a one percent chance of survival.

"We were advised she only had a 1% chance of survival. She beat the odds and thrived," Weeks said.

She thrived only to be taken before fulfilling her childhood dreams.

"She had a passion for pandas music dancing dreamed of being on American Idol someday," Weeks said trying to fight back the tears, "Her favorite color was blue. Nicole was a very lovable person. Nicole touched many people throughout her short life."

Funeral arrangements for Nicole will be held at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg.

A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Her funeral service will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m.