Jude Cobler鈥檚 bone marrow transplant changed him physically, by altering his blood type. And emotionally, too, by creating an unbreakable bond with his brother, who helped save his life. For Jude and other cancer patients,
Jude, a Plano kid, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Each year, about 2,500 kids are diagnosed with this type of leukemia.
When Jude's chemotherapy didn鈥檛 work, his odds of survival dropped drastically. His family searched for a bone marrow transplant match 鈥� they found one in his brother, Joshua.
Jude is the subject of a new 四虎影院 Breakthroughs series
For the past couple of weeks, we've taken you through Jude's journey -- from his cancer diagnosis and to his recovery. The series wraps up next week.
-- there are stories and radio pieces, as well as videos and photos of the Cobler family. And there are preview videos of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, a documentary that concludes Wednesday night on 四虎影院-TV.
Also, 鈥� people like Jocelyne Garcia. She was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL, when she was 12. She finished chemotherapy at Children鈥檚 Medical Center in Dallas in 2009 and has been cancer-free ever since. But the disease
Watch her story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhyXP0fQwG0
