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Young woman blogs about life with leukemia

Name: Young woman blogs about life with leukemia
Uploaded: 2012-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 5 min 10 s
Description: “Every time I said the word ‘leukemia’ I just started crying,” said cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad, who was diagnosed with cancer two years ago when she was just 22. Now cancer-free, she blogs about the experience and told TODAY’s Erica Hill the important thing is to use life’s challenges as opportunities.

“Every time I said the word ‘leukemia’ I just started crying,” said cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad, who was diagnosed with cancer two years ago when she was just 22. Now cancer-free, she blogs about the experience and told TODAY’s Erica Hill the important thing is to use life’s challenges as opportunities.