DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION
Diagnosis:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Treated at:
Childrens Hospital of Orange County
Current Status:
In treatment
Age at Diagnosis:
4
Zoe H.Follow
Location: Fullerton, CA, US Age: 8
2010 Ambassador Kid
Zoe looks like a 5-year-old girl without a care in the world. Her confident strut challenges that of any runway model. But behind an endearing laugh and assertive swagger is a girl whose wig conceals her bald head - a girl who has spent over eighteen months fighting for her life.
Zoe's mother, Suzanne, first suspected something was wrong when Zoe started limping, but the doctors chalked it up to growing pains. Zoe's conditions dramatically worsened when her typically animated daughter stopped moving almost entirely.
Zoe has acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), testing positive for the Philadelphia chromosome, a mutation of the cancer cells. It's a treatable cancer, but not a curable one - at least not yet.
"Without ...
Zoe looks like a 5-year-old girl without a care in the world. Her confident strut challenges that of any runway model. But behind an endearing laugh and assertive swagger is a girl whose wig conceals her bald head - a girl who has spent over eighteen months fighting for her life.
Zoe's mother, Suzanne, first suspected something was wrong when Zoe started limping, but the doctors chalked it up to growing pains. Zoe's conditions dramatically worsened when her typically animated daughter stopped moving almost entirely.
Zoe has acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), testing positive for the Philadelphia chromosome, a mutation of the cancer cells. It's a treatable cancer, but not a curable one - at least not yet.
"Without ...
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