Feeling flulike symptoms and extreme fatigue, Meredith Cowden’s journey to her acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis was anything but straightforward. Diagnosed in 2001, she shares her harrowing experience of navigating misdiagnoses, the urgency of a lifechanging phone call, and the emotional and physical toll of her treatments.

In this cancer vlog, she recounts the pivotal moments, the support of her family, and her message of resilience and hope for others going through similar battles.

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Video Chapters
0:00 My first symptoms of AML
2:32 I had 17 voice messages from my doctor
6:40 My chemotherapy experience
8:36 I asked myself "why am I worth living if they weren't?"
11:21 My life after the bone marrow transplant
13:31 My first symptoms of GVHD
16:10 How I lived with chronic GVHD
21:30 Learning to be comfortable when life's uncomfortable
26:44 Your illness does not define you

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