An Angel at My Side: Surviving Leukemia Through Love

It was shockingly revealed that her white blood count was off the charts, and she was quickly diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia CML at the age of It wasn't her doctor or an empathetic nurse that delivered the news. She simply received a phone call, likely from a lab tech w ho processed her blood results. The very next day she was admitted into the hospital.

Her cancer had come back in early and was in what her doctor called "blast crisis.

Her hair began to fall out, she felt ill all of the time, had gastrointestinal distress, insomnia, intense heartburn, and such severe skin sensitivity that she couldn't even open the fridge door because the cold air was too much of a painful shock. Throughout this process she had to return to the hospital for regular lumbar punctures to insert chemo into her spinal fluid, and says she feels lucky that she didn't experience any complications with these procedures.

She stood alone in a room locked in by a massive metal door. There was a stool behind her, but doctors told Dhanani to only use it in case she thought she was going to faint. She admits with a laugh that she wasn't very good at that game. After radiation she was given a day to rest, and then it was time for the transplant.

She's 6 years out now, and doctors say the further she gets the better chance she has at no relapse. Although things are quite concrete, she keeps a positive attitude.

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This research is everything. Ruth Ramsey - Sassy Steppers. Ruth Ramsey, team captain for Big Climb Seattle's Sassy Steppers, has been through more medical scares in her life than most. Yet, her attitude is unwavering. It all began back in after Ramsey found herself experiencing headaches for six months straight. Her doctors found a brain tumor which they initially thought was brain cancer and told her she might only have six months to live. After undergoing brain surgery to have the tumor removed, it was discovered that the tumor was actually benign.

VHL results in the occurrence of typically benign tumors in various parts of the body often around the kidneys , although it is rare for growth of this sort to begin in the brain. From there on out, Ramsey must go in for annual MRIs to monitor if any new tumors have arisen, and to catch any in case they have the potential to become malignant. During one of these scans in , Ramsey's radiologist found cause for concern when they noticed an abnormality far from the kidneys, located in her abdomen. After a needle biopsy through her back, Ramsey received her second disease diagnosis.

This time it was follicular lymphoma. At the time she felt completely healthy. It wasn't until a year later in August of when Ramsey woke up to a lump on her neck that was getting bigger as each hour passed that had to begin treatment. After her first treatment, it only took about 15 minutes for her cancerous lump to become invisible in size. After this, she went in for infusions every Wednesday and Thursday, every four weeks, for six rounds.

Then she was put on two years of maintenance therapy and is relieved to say that she recently finished her treatment in January They say it'll likely lay in remission for around years before she'll have to start up chemo once more. It is indeed true that it hasn't all been negative over the past 10 years during this battle. Although they now have two greyhounds, h aving children is out of the cards for Ramse y and her husband. That, and her body is busy enough already battling a cancer that is sure to come back.

But that doesn't mean Ramsey is never around children, as she is a career math teacher who now works in the Issaquah School district. Whether she's teaching kids A lgebra I equations or complex formulas in IB Math, Ramsey values making a difference in the lives of her students.

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Her students and fellow faculty were incredibly understanding and supportive, and for that she is grateful. I know I could lose this battle, but I'm thankful that I can go to work on Monday even if I'm not at my best, because at least I'm still there. Ramsey, now 41 years old, is a straight shooter to the core.

And I've learned that I'm stronger than I ever thought I was, and that I can handle a lot of terrible things that get thrown my way. But I've made it here, I've done all that, so I can take on the world. Currently, she goes in every three months for a check-up appointment with a blood draw, and still feels grateful that if it hadn't been for her VHL, she would've never been getting those preventative scans in the first place that ended up identifying her cancer early on. There is one exception for Ramsey looking toward the future, and that comes with finding a cure for blood cancers.

She's been participating in the Big Climb since when her friend wanted to climb in honor of her sister who had been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Now they're hooked, and Sassy Steppers not only returns every year but keeps on growing in size. It's obvious that she isn't an emotional person, but on climb day there is an inherent emotional energy that permeates the mood.

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For her, it 's not just about the money or the event itself, it's about the camaraderie of doing something powerful and amazing together. When it comes to recruiting people to join the team, Ramsey admits that she has some selfish reasons. Secondly, I want people to it for themselves because as much as they think they can't do this, they totally can and I guarantee when they finally make it to the top [of the Columbia Center] that they'll be amazed at what they've accomplished.

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