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The Life-Threatening Diagnosis

In 2015, experts diagnosed Chris Long with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. But to Chris, those scientific phrases meant blood cancer. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a 24% likelihood of survival.

The father of two had an aberrant tumor in his bone marrow, infecting his blood cells. The sole therapeutic option is to combine chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. While considering his options, Chris realized that his future was grim.