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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Treated at:

Schneider's Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY

Current Status:

Cancer free

Age at Diagnosis:

2

Owen Z.

Location: Floral Park, NY, US Age: 13

I found out I had leukemia because I fell on a coffee table and hurt myself. My tooth got knocked loose and never healed, so the doctors thought something else must be wrong. They were right.

I had to take a lot of medicine for a long time, but I got better. Some kids I met didn't get better. That makes me sad.

When I was sick, lots of different people helped me and my family. I'm shaving my head for St. Baldrick's Day so kids that are sick now can get help, too.