Madeleine started experiencing severe, unexplained itchiness on her skin a year before she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. For 12 months she went from doctor to doctor trying to figure out the cause behind her agonizing symptoms that prevented sleep and broke her skin.
Finally, she discovered a lump on her neck and started getting a cough. After multiple scans, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

In this cancer vlog, she shares how she had to go through several types of cancer treatments, her decision to preserve fertility, how she dealt with recurrence, and her advice to always advocate for yourself.

Contents of video:
00:00 Introduction
02:15 My first symptoms
03:41 Processing my diagnosis
06:57 Side effects from chemo
10:53 Going through fertility treatments
26:47 Undergoing a stem cell transplant
34:05 Words of advice

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