Angela Lee was first diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was 13 years old in 1984. Angela will talk about this and her advocacy work that she has been doing for many years on today's podcast

Angela Lee was playing basketball on her school team as a 13 year old in 1984 when she first noticed swelling near her neck. After her basketball coach told her that the swelling was not normal Angela  went to get it checked out and was immediately put into the hospital with an eventual diagnosis of Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma. Her treatment included 50 radiation sessions and a conclusion from her oncologist that because of this treatment , Angela would have a number of late effects from her cancer battle. This correct statement has been proven out over the years  with Angela's battles with her thyroid, blockages in two carotid arteries, women's issues, and a recent Stage 1 Breast Cancer diagnosis.Through it all Angela has survived quite nicely for the past 38 years, as she originally became her own patient advocate and took that to the next level and beyond as she is now a very active advocate for many patients in the Pediatric Cancer field .