Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)

In 2014, as a 19-year-old sophomore in college, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). After two years of suffering from a mystery illness, I finally had answers; my itchy feet, night sweats, frequent infections, and shooting pain all snapped into place with a cancer diagnosis.

I called all of my closest friends and packed my bags.

When I was 10, I had just moved to a new city and was acclimating to my new life when I suddenly started experiencing headaches. They were dull and not especially painful, but they were constant and quickly became a daily experience.

I am a Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with cancer during my college years and took a semester off to begin chemotherapy and treatment. This was an incredibly scary and challenging time in my life.

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in October 2024 and began chemotherapy (my last is April 25). My best friend and I were supposed to run a half marathon together in March 2025, but due to my health, I had to skip it. She wound up fundraising through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) on my behalf and ran the NYC half marathon.

In my junior year of college, I felt so sick that I would sleep through online classes, throwing up every couple of days. I thought I was just stressed and not sleeping enough at night. However, a month later, a relentless cough took over. It was nonstop ― cough after cough and nap after nap.

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) about a month and a half ago at the age of 26. This was my first year out of nursing school; I had just landed my dream job, and I was in the midst of planning my wedding. This was supposed to be “my year” to enjoy my 20s finally.