"You Can't Have Kids" After My Cancer Diagnosis: How I Had My Miracle Kids! | Manda's Lymphoma Story

Manda was diagnosed with stage 2B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 19, which relapsed after eight years. After putting her life on hold for a second time, she finished up treatment. But she soon found out, her cancer led to other health issues, including infertility. In this story, she shares what it is like to be 19 while dealing with cancer, how she was told she wouldn’t be able to have kids in the traditional way and how she was able to have her “miracle children.”

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The interview has only been edited for clarity.

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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
02:12 - Did you think cancer was a possibility?
05:10 - Is there anything you would have done differently?
06:07 - Relapse: how did you know something was wrong again?
06:39 - Fertility preservation & family planning
09:05 - Meeting with an oncofertility specialist
10:57 - Deciding to have children after cancer

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