Meredith Gaffney will talk about her role as a sibling to her younger sister Madeline, who fought a successful battle with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in 2009.

Meredith Gaffney's younger sister Madeline was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in 2009. Meredith will talk about her role as an older sister and sibling during  Madeline's illness, including how she herself had to fight off some very normal and real emotions including some resentment at times, and being on the "backburner" of the family dynamic on occasion.What has resulted is a much more independent and self confident woman  who has always been the best possible sibling, and has taken her love for helping others to her current profession of teaching.