Facing & Defeating My Leukemia

By Hanna Farha

One girl’s journey starting from a Leukaemia diagnosis at the age of 7, to defeating Leukemia by the age of 10. Hanna talks about her struggles and triumphs during her intensive treatments. She also gives advice about how to handle difficult things like taking “yucky” medicine, feeling scared, making new friends, getting “put to sleep” for an operation, and spending a lot of time in Hospital. Hanna wanted to write this book in the hopes that it might help other children that are going through illness like she did. Hanna also wanted to use this book as a special way of thanking all the people and organisations that helped her along her journey to wellness. Note to harsh book critics: please remember that this was written by a 10 year old girl…so play nice. All proceeds from this book will go towards Hanna’s education fund, as she wants to study to be a Vet when she grows up, due to her love of animals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781304266019

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Facing & Defeating My Leukemia

Facing & Defeating My Leukemia

Copyright © 2013 Hanna Farha

Facing & Defeating My Leukemia

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Diagnosis

I was 7 years old when I got Leukaemia. My mum took me to the Doctor as I had a sore mouth. The Doctor told me not to chew with so much food in my mouth. But I still had trouble swallowing food and was very pale, so my Mum took me to the Doctors again. This time we saw my favourite Doctor, Dr Kadom. She took a blood test at her clinic and then the next day told Mum that I had Leukaemia, and that I had to go to the Royal Children’s Hospital straight away.

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