I'm a three-time cancer survivor. I've had stage 4 large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in October 2008, follicular lymphoma (FL) of the left lung in 2016, and stage 3 malignant melanoma of the midline chest that spread to my sentinel node right axilla. I'm still ticking.
I'm still here. It's been a few years, but the first cancer almost killed me, but for the great people of St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California.
I was a surgical tech/assistant working there for a little over three years at the time, working both in the surgery center as my main place for work and floating over to the main OR as needed. I loved my job, the doctors, nurses, techs, and all the people I interacted with on a daily basis, some of whom I grew very fond of and who supported me in my recovery journey.
I've gone from being very sick to doing very well, and it's due to hospitals like City of Hope, St. Jude Medical Center, and many more organizations like Blood Cancer United that help people like me live a good, happy life, but they are also there for those in need when their world seems to be giving up on them.
Ron
follicular lymphoma (FL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
