“July 16, 2015, I was diagnosed with Stage III Multiple Myeloma, a form of bone cancer. 90% of my marrow was cancerous, my kidneys had failed, and I was anemic. The admitting oncologist tole me it was a miracle I even survived the flight from Los Angeles to Chicago to get to the hospital.

It was indeed a miracle, but it was in no way the first, and there were many more yet to come.”