Turning Pain into Purpose: A Conversation with 4-Time Cancer Survivor William Yank

from Checkered Jaguar · host Brescia Dover

William Yank is a 4x cancer survivor who has dealt with more health challenges than most people deal with in their entire lifetime- and he’s only 26! William has been through intensive treatment in his lifetime for Leukemia, including chemotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, radiation, a stem cell transplant and so much more. Today, William has been in remission for about 2 ½ years and has a powerful story to share. The Leukemia and Lymphoma society named him their honored hero for Indianapolis’s visionaries of the year campaign and he continues to share his inspiring story with audiences all over.

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