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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Treated at:

Hope Children's Hospital

Current Status:

Cancer free

Age at Diagnosis:

11

Patrick S.

Location: Bolingbrook, IL, US Age: 18

Patrick was diagnosed with leukemia, when he was in 6th grade. The date was April 2005. He endured over two years of treatment which included chemotherapy, radiation and long stays in the hospital.


Currently he is a senior at Neuqua Valley High School. Patrick is looking forward to attending the University of Iowa in the fall. He is huge fan of the Chicago sports teams: Bears, Blackhawks and White Sox.


The first year Patrick went to a St. Baldrick's event he had no hair. But for many years since then, Patrick has shaved his head.