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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Treated at:

University of Wisconsin Hospital / American Family Children's Hospital

Current Status:

Angel

Age at Diagnosis:

6

Jared F.

Location: Evansville, WI, US

Jared was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia on December 7, 2004 as a kindergartener. He endured many rounds of oral and IV chemo, spinal taps and hospital stays. While in the hospital he perfected his playstation skills. When he was feeling well, he loved playing football, basketball, kickball and golf with his family and friends and teasing his sister.

During first and second grade, Jared was in the maintenance stage of therapy. People were amazed at how active he was and how accustomed he had become to his chest catheter, monthly spinal taps and daily oral chemo. Besides for occassional nausea and those crazy five days of steroids each month, life was pretty normal.

Then in the summer of 2007, the leukemia returned. After a brief remiss...

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