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Emily “Emma” Whitehead :: My Journey Fighting Leukemia » My journey fighting childhood cancer.

We haven’t posted an update here for awhile! Emily is still healthy and glad and almost 4-years cancer free! We’ve embarked the Emily Whitehead Foundation to raise awareness and research funds for childhood cancer.

You can proceed to go after Emily’s journey here:

Thank you so much for your messages and for checking in on Emily!

The Whitehead Family

Ke Yan – Halo,i’m a Chinese medical student,today my teacher told the amazing story of you,and about CAR-T cell therapy. Best wishes to you. Reply Cancel

Kevin Platt – Thank you for sharing your story, it is a wonderful success. Emily, I have to say you are fairly a remarkable and fortunate dame. I hope you do go to college someday and do something good too. To your parents, I can only imagine your gratitude for those Doctors in your time of need. May God bless you all and keep you safe in the future. Keep us updated . Reply Cancel

Michael Wylie – Hello,

My name is Michael Wylie and I have followed your story for several years now after stumbling upon the brief movie made by GE, highlighting the engineered virus immunotherapy performed under the doctors at the Penn University. I just wished to say that your story has not only inspired me, but proceeds to thrust me in the medical field while I prepare myself with advanced degrees in medicine in hopes that someday I can be a part of the team who renders the term “cancer” a term only used in past tense.

Thank you so much for continuing to share your story,

Yujie Leng – I am from China who works on biologics.I wish Emily blessed and healthy! Reply Cancel

Menghui – I’m a baby chick’s father from China, my daughter was diagnosed as ALL-B, and I want to know more infomation about CAR-T, Could you give the contaction of the doctors who doing CAR-T.

Emily’s Story on HBO VICE Special Report: Killing Cancer

Tune in tonight (Friday, February 27th) on HBO at Ten:00pm to see the VICE Special Report: Killing Cancer. The report shows how researchers are using viruses – such as the common cold virus, measles and H.I.V. – to treat various types of cancers. Part of the report will concentrate on the T-cell therapy and Emily’s treatment. Another T-cell patient, 11-year old Tori who was treated in the same clinical trial as Emily, will also be featured.

In addition, the Emily Whitehead Foundation has teamed up with HBO VICE and CrowdRise to raise money for cancer research! Please consider MAKING A DONATION HERE.

Ali – Peace be upon you and your family. I seen some of your documentary. And it was inspiring. I am a forty two year old man with AML. But stories like these give me life. Because I beg you get to live to see many more years and proceed to be a testament to the Greatness of God through creation. Proceed the fight and be a good inspiration to us all ameen Reply Cancel

Bayan Khatib – My deepest congratulation to amazing dame Emily & superb team. 🙂 Reply Cancel

Whitehead Family – Thank you Bayan!

Felix Villalba – Emily such’m from Argentina, and my daughter is in treatment of ALL B. she achieved remission and no longer has anything, it lacks little to end, I wished to wish you the best, an example of life, my daughter’s name valentina, and my inspiration is you, I send my greetings from Argentina, Reply Cancel

Whitehead Family – Thank you Felix! We are blessed to hear that Valentina is in remission!

Linda – On December 30, two thousand fourteen I thought our world was coming to a catastrophic end. Our then twenty one month old granddaughter Scarlett, who had been suffering with flu like symptoms for almost a month, was eventually diagnosed in Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,with leukemia (ALL). How could this happen, and why didn’t the doctors pick up on this through the many trips to the pediatrician and ER that month? In speaking with other grandparents and parents who were in the same situation, most experienced the same script. It was hard to even see a light at the end of the proverbal tunnel those very first few weeks. After seven days of treatment the bone marrow procedure still found cancer cells present. Our hearts buried once more. On the twenty one day after more chemo, a 2nd bone marrow procedure was done. We were positive that all of the cancer cells were ultimately gone. The phone call from the oncologist came in the evening, as I looked at my daughters face I know that it was not good news-and it was not. Cancer cells were still present in Scarlett’s bone marrow. Our hearts drowned and we were brought to heart renching tears again. Only one more attempt before a bone marrow transplant would have to be considerd and that was fifty nine days away. Prayers and masses were being said by so very many family members, friends, and even strangers who heard about Scarlett. Day fifty nine came but because of a cold her count was too low to have the procedure. Another week of prayers, and hope for good results. Monday came and the blood work demonstrated her counts were up and it was a go for the bone marrow procedure. We were told the results could posibally be in by Friday, but more likely Monday or Tuesday of the next week. Again, many prayers were being said and good wishes sent our way, a week seemed like a year. The results came in on Thursday (earlier than the Doctos expected) and the best news ever, NO CANCER in the bone marrow. Praise the Lord was being shouted all over the house along with tears of joy. We knew what would take place if cancer cells were still present, and were so very appreciative that they were not. Scarlett still has many years to go before she is actually considered “cancer free,” but we believe she is. However, it is good to know what her alternatives are if there is a relapse. Contributions to “childhood cancer” is so very significant to proceed the research to make sure another child does not die do to cancer. One child’s death due to cancer is one too many. Thank you for sharing Emily’s story. God’s blessings. Reply Cancel

John – The TV special was fascinating. As with most of these shows, you never know how the patients are doing once the camera stops rolling, so please keep us up to date on her progress.

I’d love to see these unconventional therapies work among a broad spectrum of people. If patients like Emily proceed to live without recurrence, than it further substantiates the need for these treatments to go mainstream.

Kim – Emily. Observed tour documentary on Vice, what a excellent story you have to tell. Love your beautiful brown hair and your contagious smile!! You are such a plucky and inspiring youthful lady!! To your parents, what amazing souls you are. What strength you have! Ever since I eyed the documentary I have been begging for you guys! I plead that God blesses you in ways you didn’t even imagine! Thank you so much for sharing your story!! Reply Cancel

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