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I was 18 years old, had a part time job, and was going to college for an English major when I started to feel weak. At first I just thought it was all the stress of finals in December of 2012 and that I would get over it during Christmas …

On September 12, 2012, I decided to make an appointment with my family doctor. I had been experiencing fatigue, which I had already chalked up to traveling to and from a class reunion, a home renovation project, and helping my daughter plan her wedding, which was about six weeks away …

My name is Dawn, I am 47 years old and September 13, 2012 will be a day I will never forget, it is the day I was diagnosed with Leukemia. The story goes like this. I was up north enjoying time with my extended family, and I became very sick. …

On December 17th 1992 when I was 17 yrs old, I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Over the course of the next 2 yrs (which I spent as a permanent resident of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto). I underwent multiple induction and consolidation courses of chemo, was part of …

This is merely the opening page of our story. It’s a family story. An extended family story. . . about a little girl. I woke up this morning with the following text from my oldest sister, Gena (in it’s exact form) “CALL ME!!!” I had received the text late the …