A few days after Yam's 13th birthday, her elder brother John remembers her with a blog. John was the stem cell donor to Yam's bone marrow transplant in September 2006. He first made his blood donation to her maternal grandmother in 1998 when he was barely 15. He had been donating blood whenever he can.
John's blog about Yam can be accessed HERE.
Or, you can type this link: http://rjvb.blog.friendster.com/2008/10/thirteen/
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Like the perennial grass, the Igorots grow anywhere they are planted, and quietly thrive under any condition. Back - John, Janis, Josef; Front - Jon, Emma, Yam (taken 24Dec06).
Story of my daughter, Yam, who courageously fought and conquered leukemia, with much help from countless friends and good samaritans. She relapsed after almost two years and quickly lost the battle. But the war continues. Her memory survives. And her survivors live on to tell her story)
Friends and Visitors:
Welcome to this site which tells the story of our 12-year old daughter, Yam, and her battle against leukemia. She was diagnosed of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in May 2006. The difficult experiences we've gone through taught us countless lessons and strengthened our faith, both in God and in the goodness of man.
If there's just one person who learns, is encouraged, or is inspired by this story, then putting up this blog site is all worth it.
If there's just one person who learns, is encouraged, or is inspired by this story, then putting up this blog site is all worth it.
Yam's Story As She Wrote It
Yam wrote about her journey with leukemia and was published in the April-June 2008 issue of the Big C Magazine, a three-time CMMA award-winning magazine about cancer. She submitted her article in mid-February, shortly before we brought her to Asian Hospital for check-up.
On the cover is Toti Fuentes, a well known singer, composer and musical director. Toti and Yam have things in common. They are both in the magazine because they had cancer. And they both passed away before the magazine came out, leaving behind them volumes of fond memories to loved ones and to many others
The Big C Magazine website is not active. The same article is published unedited in this website HERE.
0. 500 Days and An Article
1. Unwelcome Summer Guest
2. Battling A Beast
3. The Beast Strikes Hard
4. Fighting Back With An Army
5. Defeating the Beast
6. Survivor Me
On the cover is Toti Fuentes, a well known singer, composer and musical director. Toti and Yam have things in common. They are both in the magazine because they had cancer. And they both passed away before the magazine came out, leaving behind them volumes of fond memories to loved ones and to many others
The Big C Magazine website is not active. The same article is published unedited in this website HERE.
0. 500 Days and An Article
1. Unwelcome Summer Guest
2. Battling A Beast
3. The Beast Strikes Hard
4. Fighting Back With An Army
5. Defeating the Beast
6. Survivor Me
Yam's Story As Dad Recorded It
Who We Are
Like the perennial grass, the Igorots grow anywhere they are planted, and quietly thrive under any condition. Back - John, Janis, Josef; Front - Jon, Emma, Yam (taken 24Dec06).
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