Leukemia and Lymphoma Program Patient Stories
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Relapsed Leukemia: Tori's Story
Tori had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, as a kindergartner. Since then, she’d relapsed twice.
Relapsed Lymphoma: Daulton's Story
When Daulton was 3 years old, breathing trouble led doctors to discover a malignant mass occupying 60 percent of his chest cavity. The diagnosis was lymphoma.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Adam's Story
Just shy of his 16th birthday, Adam Bengis was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For the next 29 days, he lived at CHOP while he received chemotherapy.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Shawn's Story
On Shawn’s fifth birthday, doctors at CHOP told his parents their son had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of cancer in children.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Hailey’s Story
Just two days after complaining that her leg hurt, 2 1/2-year-old Hailey Tamagno was with her family at CHOP getting a shocking diagnosis: acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Joey's Story
Joey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) when he was 6 years old. A year later, he and his family participated in the Parkway Run to raise funds for cancer research at CHOP.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Alex's Story
Born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect, Alex Volz was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 27 months old.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Carly's Story
At 15, Carly Stephens was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. She received several rounds of chemotherapy at CHOP and today, she's a happy, healthy college student.
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Coco's Story
Diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia when she was just 3½ months old, Coco had several rounds of chemotherapy and a cord blood transplant at CHOP.
Relapsed Leukemia: Emily's Story
Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient enrolled in an experimental immunotherapy for advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia.