Leukemia Girl

I intend to raise awareness about childhood cancer. I will talk about what it was like to go through treatment, and how I had to learn to navigate life after treatment. You may laugh, you may cry but I will be unapologetically me because this is my reality.

I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in 1994, five days before my 14th birthday. My treatment consisted of two and a half years of chemo and ten days of cranial radiation. I survived to tell my story and the stories of the friends I lost due to this disease. 

Pediatric Cancer is the number 1 disease that kills children, and more than 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have a significant health-related issue by the time they are 45 years of age.

I am a dual-certified Recreational Therapist/Childlife Specialist and have worked with pediatric cancer patients in the inpatient, outpatient, and camp settings.  In 2020, I wrote published my book Faith, Hope & Cancer: The Journey of a Childhood Cancer Survivor.