My Honored Hero: Amanda Orlandella

Amanda (In the blue top with Jillian and Debbie. Picture was taken at a get together Amanda & I hosted for our team) was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocyte Leukemia on Friday, October 13, 1999. When she was first diagnosed she was given a very poor prognosis. Luckily she was given a chemo clinical trial and responded well to the treatment. She underwent 2.5 years of the trial and is now cancer free. She ended up becoming a registered nurse and now works with kids that are battling cancer and who have the same cancer she overcame.
New technology and research are helping people with blood cancers to live, and Amanda's story is a testament to that.