A Survivors Story

What my little body and other pediatric patients went through is enough to kill a horse. The treatment and protocol that was used at the time (and still is evolving) was prescribed to adult cancer patients, it is basically like splitting an aspirin in half and giving it to a child. I lost all of my hair and since I was also on steroids, I had what one would call a “moon face” I was looking quite chunky. I remember feeling very much alone, isolated, angry, sad, abandoned, scared at such a young age. Having to fight for my life and the effect it has made on me today. According to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society research, 80% of pediatric cancer patients that survive can end up being diagnosed with cancer a second time. I am part of this statistic.