Kelsie Wittmayer's 5 year old daughter Rosie was having fevers every few weeks in May of 2025, and these fevers went unexplained for more than 3 months before she finally was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in late August
About this episode
The episode discusses the journey of 5-year-old Rosie Wittmayer, who faced unexplained fevers before being diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
In May of 2025, 5 year old Rosie Wittmayer was found to have a double ear infection and then began to develop fevers every 2-4 weeks. These fevers were checked out regularly but no solution was found , with one possibility floated that she had the Mumps. Finally on August 27th, Rosie and the Wittmayer family received her diagnosis of B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Rosie has been through nearly 11 months of treatment and still has more than a year left as her scheduled date to end her tr...
People in this episode
Host: Mark Levine
Guest: Rosie Wittmayer
Topics covered
- child health
- leukemia
- family support
- medical diagnosis
- pediatric care
Keywords
- Rosie Wittmayer
- B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- fevers
- pediatric cancer
- medical diagnosis
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