Christiane lives on the other side of the world, but thanks to a stem-cell donation, I am now cancer-free and back to full health.
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My doctors determined that my best chance at survival would be through a stem-cell transplant from a genetically matched donor. Combined with an intense protocol of chemotherapy and radiation, donor stem cells received via an intravenous transfusion would rid my body of the remaining leukemia and restart my immune system from scratch. But until a match could be found, I was in a holding pattern of continuous month-long rounds of chemo to keep the cancer at bay.
Fast-forward almost six years. Lauren and I are waiting at the Calgary airport. I am now cancer-free and back to full health, and we are joined by our six-month-old daughter, Lucy. Her being here is all the more special because she is a miracle baby. My doctors told me the odds of fathering children after my cancer treatment were slim-to-none. Lucy defies those odds.Three years ago, I learned the identity of this young woman who saved my life.
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