Brittany's Profile

Type of Cancer: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Acute Myeloid Monocytic Leukemia

Diagnosis Date: February 21, 2017

Lymph Node Involvement: No

Chemotherapy: Sorafinib (Nexavar)

Bone Marrow Transpant: Yes

What I Hate Most About Cancer: The days when it takes every single moment to fight to live.

What I Have Learned From Cancer: To fiercely show the people I love how much I love them. Also to really live my days because I had to fight so very hard for them.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help: I appreciate any support I can get. I’m trying so hard to fight with grace and fiercely!

Gift Friends or Family Could Give You: Grace, to allow me to try my hardest and accept me where I am in my journey.

Cancer Center: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Tips for others on how to deal with the physical side effects of chemo/cancer: Try to stretch and walk each day to keep your mobility.

Tips for others on how to deal with the mental struggles of chemo/cancer: I fight with the mindset that cancer will not win. It was hard and I had moments of negativity but I tried to contain them.

Has the Cancer Come Back?: No

Acute Myeloid Leukemia symptoms: Shortness of breath, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite

Bone Marrow Transplant Description, Dates & Side Effects: Allogeneic stem cell transplant, 07/22/2017