Emily's Battle Against Leukemia
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Emily is a passionate, elementary school teacher. She is 27 years old and a loving wife to a newspaper editor, Jon. Emily and Jon met while in school at Appalachian State University and worked side-by-side on the student newspaper.
Whether it was writing articles for the student newspaper or instructing an eager classroom, Emily has always poured her heart into the task at hand. This amazing work ethic and caring personality have been pillars for her fight against acute myeloid leukemia.
Throughout the month of October 2015, Emily was feeling under the weather. She went to the doctors on three separate occasions before her husband took her to the emergency room on Nov. 6. The first diagnosis in early October was a cold, the second a sinus infection and the third visit the doctors suspected it was meningitis.
This diagnosis was scary, but Emily and Jon were not shaken by it as they headed to the emergency room.
While in the emergency room, the doctors took blood and ran tests to determine the cause of this month-long, cold-like disease. The doctor walked in and said, “The tests have returned, and it appears that you have leukemia.”
The emergency room doctor really couldn’t answer any of the hundreds of questions that dominated their thoughts, but the doctor was confident the facility in Charlotte, N.C. would be able to help.
After traveling to Charlotte via ambulance, the doctors began treating Emily immediately. They conducted a bone marrow biopsy and instructed Emily and Jon that they would know more about the disease soon.
The very next day, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, the doctor informed Emily that she has acute myeloid leukemia. The medical staff began a 10-day chemotherapy treatment immediately.
After 41 days in the hospital, Emily was able to go home for Christmas. The first round of chemotherapy resulted in a decrease of cancerous cells from 81 percent to 1.2 percent.
Now, Emily is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant toward the end of January. The doctors said the transplant is a “very good chance for a cure.”
Emily and Jon have never asked for anything, but the family wants to share this story and help raise funds for medical bills, food and travel necessary because of Emily’s treatment.
Our hearts reach out to this young family, and we want to help them with the financial strain that has become a burden. If you can donate $5.00, it all adds up! Let’s team up and show Emily that “No One Fights Alone!”
~ The Meltons
Whether it was writing articles for the student newspaper or instructing an eager classroom, Emily has always poured her heart into the task at hand. This amazing work ethic and caring personality have been pillars for her fight against acute myeloid leukemia.
Throughout the month of October 2015, Emily was feeling under the weather. She went to the doctors on three separate occasions before her husband took her to the emergency room on Nov. 6. The first diagnosis in early October was a cold, the second a sinus infection and the third visit the doctors suspected it was meningitis.
This diagnosis was scary, but Emily and Jon were not shaken by it as they headed to the emergency room.
While in the emergency room, the doctors took blood and ran tests to determine the cause of this month-long, cold-like disease. The doctor walked in and said, “The tests have returned, and it appears that you have leukemia.”
The emergency room doctor really couldn’t answer any of the hundreds of questions that dominated their thoughts, but the doctor was confident the facility in Charlotte, N.C. would be able to help.
After traveling to Charlotte via ambulance, the doctors began treating Emily immediately. They conducted a bone marrow biopsy and instructed Emily and Jon that they would know more about the disease soon.
The very next day, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, the doctor informed Emily that she has acute myeloid leukemia. The medical staff began a 10-day chemotherapy treatment immediately.
After 41 days in the hospital, Emily was able to go home for Christmas. The first round of chemotherapy resulted in a decrease of cancerous cells from 81 percent to 1.2 percent.
Now, Emily is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant toward the end of January. The doctors said the transplant is a “very good chance for a cure.”
Emily and Jon have never asked for anything, but the family wants to share this story and help raise funds for medical bills, food and travel necessary because of Emily’s treatment.
Our hearts reach out to this young family, and we want to help them with the financial strain that has become a burden. If you can donate $5.00, it all adds up! Let’s team up and show Emily that “No One Fights Alone!”
~ The Meltons
Organizer and beneficiary
Emily LaFontaine
Organizer
Charlotte, NC
Emily LaFontaine
Beneficiary