Do you know, or have known someone with, cancer? Options

[HotStuffff09]

My Aunt had cancer..but she passed away it was a while ago...it was leukimia(sp?)

and my friend Hanna had it when she was 12...she survived it.....

It sucked...when she found out....it was horrible...

[searching_soul]

there was a guy at my school a couple of years ago and during his senior year he was diagnosed with leukemia and he needed a bone marrow transplant or he was going to die.... and fast. he was destined to be valedictorian that year, had a full scholarship to baylor for that next fall, very bright, and very well liked. the thing is, though, he didn't come from a wealthy family, so they didn't have the money to get him on the transplant list... so, some of his friends started to raise money for him by selling rolled up green bandanas to everyone in our school district (and it even spread to other districts as well) for around $2 a piece and were able to raise enough money to get him a bone marrow transplant that he needed to live. he got well and was able to walk down the aisle at his graduation with the rest of his classmates, but not as valedictorian since he had missed so much school his senior year his grades weren't able to recover. he wasn't able to attend baylor because of his health and just recently this year he needed another transplant. the school did their part in raising the money again and he was able to get a second transplant, but he is not doing well. the doctors don't expect him to live for much longer but he is in everyone's thoughts and daily prayers at our school, and even in our town. it is sad to see such a young person go through so much, and everyone is praying for the strong spirit within him to pull through.