Cancer Healing Journeys by ZenOnco.io & Love Heals Cancer

Blood Cancer Survivor : Casey : Cancer Survivor Stories

Episode Summary

Casey is a three times Cancer Survivor and a Cancer Coach. She helps Cancer Survivors through #cancersurvivorship. In 2013, she started feeling lethargic and developed a nodule in the neck without any reason. She consulted an ENT, and he prescribed some antibiotics. As she began the antibiotic course, she started having purple bruises all over the body, including Jaundice. After five days, when she visited the doctor, the doctor immediately asked her to get admitted to the ER and do some blood works. She had a Haemoglobin level of four. They did a blood transfusion and conducted a Bone marrow Biopsy. She underwent chemotherapy as a part of the treatment, and the treatment was prolonged for one and a half years. But after seven weeks, the Cancer relapsed, but this time Chemotherapy was not working anymore. She signed for Clinical trials and underwent Stem Cell transplants. Her brother was her donor, and Once again, she was cancer-free. Time passed, and Cancer knocked on the door again after six months. This time they tried Immunotherapy, and finally, she was cancer-free. Casey says she is more compassionate and empathetic than before after her cancer journey. Negatives are everywhere regarding Cancer, but it's up to us to face the challenges.