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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Treated at:

Keyser Cancer Center at Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL

Current Status:

Angel

Age at Diagnosis:

5

William H.

Location: Plainfield, IL, US

Will was diagnosed Pre-B ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia w/ MLL gene) in Nov. '07.He was 5 yrs old when he started treatment. Just one short year later, Nov. 11, 2008 Will lost his battle when his liver failed at the age of 6. Will is a huge fan of the movie Jaws. His favorite actor is the late Roy Scheider. Will's dream was to grow up to be a marine biologist and work with all of the under sea life especially sharks and whales. Favorite shark is tiger shark and favorite whale is the sperm whale. Also loves crocodiles, alligators, snakes and dinosaurs. Will loved to search Wikipedia on the internet to find out about all kinds of animals. After finding them he'd then draw pictures of them and label the pictures with animal name, length, weight and what they eat. He really was something e...

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