For many of us, we don’t think of health and well-being as a luxury. But for some people who are not as fortunate, health and the possibility of living is a luxury. In 2009, Janet Liang, an undergraduate student at UCLA, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After rounds of aggressive chemotherapy, her leukemia went into remission for a year but returned last December. Now living in San Francisco for treatment, Janet has only a month or so to find the perfect bone marrow match so she can have a transplant, her best option for complete recovery.
Personally, I just can’t imagine what Janet has been going through. Grateful for a healthy life, I am most squeamish when it comes to pain and sickness. In fact, my mother’s side of the family is full of hypochondriacs. Hearing Janet’s story simply breaks my heart. Just imagine having to deal with the discomfort of illness and the possibility of death so early on in your life.
