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The Golden Child...

The Golden Child...
The Golden Child...

I am a 2 time cancer survivor, in (almost) 7 years remmission. In 2001, I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma; as a result of those treatments I developed AML (Leukemia). It happens to 1 in every 10,000 patients. I was the 'Golden Child'.

At 28 years old, I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. My cocktail was ABVD and then 1 round of raidtaion. At my 9 month follow-up, my oncologist noticed my blood levels were off. A week later, I went in for more blood work, the blood levels were still off. I had a bone marrow test, which showed I had developed Leukemia as a result of my treatments.
I am now (almost) 7 years in remmission, married and a mother of 2 healthy, beautiful children.
For me, being diagnosed with cancer was truly a blessing. I would not be who I am today, where I am today, or married to a wonderful man. Cancer (and the treatments) allowed me to shed layers of my 'old' self, to have the real me shine through.

 

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