Brittany Ross, "The Miracle Kid" talks about her battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which took place 20 years ago, after she was originally given three weeks to live. episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 25, 2021 · 57 MIN

Brittany Ross, "The Miracle Kid" talks about her battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which took place 20 years ago, after she was originally given three weeks to live.

from Help and Hope Happen Here · host Mark Levine

Meet Brittany Ross,  who was known as the "MIRACLE KID " while she was being treated at Georgetown University Hospital in 2001 for Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the age of 16. Brittany was given 3 weeks to live after her diagnosis and if she survived that, her continuing chances of survival ranged from 5 to 15 percent.  Brittany went 275 days without an Immune System during her ordeal, and on January 17th of this year, she celebrated her twentieth year of being declared cancer free. Brittany's story is truly one for the ages. 

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