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Lois Ruth Bowen Carroll, OH United States female Living with AML for 21 years, 2 months Age: 75 I was always a strong person. I am very close to my family and God. In 1991, I was diagnosed with Myelofibrosis. This is where my bone marrow stops producing blood and is taken over by scar tissue. When I was first diagnosed, I tried hard to keep it quiet. I couldn't deal with it, let alone my friends and family. Eventually, I told the people who were closest to me. At this time, my grandson Jay was turning 6 years old. We were very close. He found out about his sick Nana at an early age but it took him until he was about 12 to fully understand what this meant. When Jay was in 9th grade he was in the Lancaster High School's production of "Annie." From that moment on, he was my hero. I'd never had a real hero, but Jay had become mine. That next year, Jay heard about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and became the Team Captain of a local Light the Night event. Their team never had a name until this year. “Nana's Heroes” is what they decided to call it. Their slogan: "Help Us Be Nana's Heroes." Jay truly is my hero, and I don't think I'd be here today if he hadn't pushed me through all of this. Light the Night is an excellent campaign and an awesome way to show awareness blood cancers. I've never been so touched. I now know that there is hope and even when I'm gone, that hope will still be lit every October at Light the Night events and that my grandson will still be supporting my cause and telling people to keep fighting. Remember: At Light the Night the light is the hope that |
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