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Sonali Patel
Quebec
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I got diagnosed with AML in 2009. Being in that environment for three years of her life, and then suddenly without any safety next, thrown back to the “reality” I had to go back to high school in the crucial years, grade 11.
Shannon Marsh
Ontario
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Our world turned upside down on October 6th, 2017. My little girl was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. We had taken Paige to the doctor because she had several bruises on her legs that did not seem to heal.
Jeffrey Chow
Ontario
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In the beginning, I thought it was just another flu. I felt tired, weak, but still, managed to attend school and hang out with friends. What confused my mother and I, is that the illness would come and go. It was quite elusive.
Lia Goh
Ontario
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As co-chair of the Light The Night fundraiser, 15-year-old Lia Goh hopes to improve the lives of kids with cancer
Rachel Spotzl
BC/Yukon
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Rachel was typical child starting Grade 2. She loved adventures outdoors, swimming and skiing. She was a proud big sister, always caring for and playing with her younger sister Hayley. Rachel was creative, making, accessorizing and collecting all things beautiful.
Jayden Lutz
BC/Yukon
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In the fall of 2015 Jay was 17 years old, had recently graduated high school, and was poised to begin his university career. He had plans to immediately jump into studies of media and communications and enjoy his first year of university living in dorms with his peers
Breanna Manske
Prairies
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March 2012 was a tough go. I went from feeling normal and in shape, to constantly feeling achy, my skin hurt, exhausted all the time and always cold! I didn’t really know what was going on, but I could fall asleep absolutely anywhere.
Paul Davis
Atlantic
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In 2011, our world was turned upstairs down when a suspected appendicitis diagnosis that turned out to be non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Olivia Mikkelsen
BC/Yukon
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On March 6th, 2007, I was 2 years old when I discovered that I was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) which is a disease that turns your white blood cells to an abnormality.
Ava O’Toole
Ontario
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My name is Ava O’Toole. I am 22 years old. I am an Economics student at Wilfrid Laurier University. I battled and survived Stage IV Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2019.