Carla and Sydney Belsher will talk about Sydney's battle with Infantile Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which she was diagnosed with in April of 2014 when she was 6 months old and how she is doing now at the age of 12 1/2.

About this episode

Carla and Sydney Belsher discuss Sydney's battle with Infantile Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and her journey to recovery.

Sydney Belsher has been through a great deal in her still very young life as she is 12 1/2 years old, which started with stomach issues almost from her birth in the fall of 2013, and then her diagnosis of Infantile Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which came when she was 6 months old in April of 2014. Right after her diagnosis Sydney's lifespan was very uncertain as her doctors feared she would have a stroke and may not survive. This did not happen thankfully but Sydney has battled both physical ...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Levine

Guests: Carla Belsher, Sydney Belsher

Topics covered

• childhood cancer
• leukemia
• health journey
• family support
• medical challenges

Keywords

• Infantile Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• childhood cancer
• health
• family
• medical journey

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