July 5, 2016 Updated Jul 5, 2016 at 10:fifty PM CDT
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) — An update to a tale we very first brought you in 2005.
Alicia Christiansen was merely thirteen as soon as she was diagnosed along with complete blast leukemia.
Now Christiansen is 24, and after joining remission with eleven years, the cancer has actually returned.
She has actually owned 2 knee surgeries, 3 hip surgeries and now a hip substitute may be in the close to future.
After a month of chemotherapy, Tuesday she owned a bone marrow biopsy to observe if she joins remission.
Christiansen’s family members is remaining enthusiastic and is executing every little thing they can easily to battle this with a 2nd time.
“She is a trooper,” pointed out Alicia’s mother Wendy.
“She’s adore we are checking out defeat this again, we are checking out kick it. I believe the spirits of her and her friends, and the demographic that she has, and my good friends have actually all of assisted her. They’re all of positive. We prefer her to grab well, we prefer her to kick this in the butt.”
Christiansen’s bone marrow biopsy outcomes are due Friday.
If you would certainly adore to suggestions her family members spend for health care expenses, they’ve established a Go Fund Me page, click here.
