59 ~ Surviving childhood Leukaemia with the brave and resilient Ruby D’Rozario
In today's episode, I sit down with Ruby, a resilient young woman who was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at just 14 years old in 2017. Ruby opens up about her journey through two bone marrow transplants, the first from her brother, who was a 100% match, and the second from an anonymous donor's stem cells. She recounts the experience of intensive chemotherapy, 23 days of isolation after her first transplant, and the daunting challenge of relapsing at 16, leading to even more grueling treatments, including full-body radiation and trips to the ICU.
Ruby shares the physical and…
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