I'm Riding For

Frankie

Hello my name is Francesca Roberts, I was diagnosed with B Cell Acute lymphoblastic leukemia when I was 15 months old. What started out as a mild fever turned into an ER visit which turned into a life altering diagnosis. May 8 was my last chemotherapy treatment; I underwent six months of aggressive chemotherapy followed by 21 months of maintenance therapy where I received oral chemo every day, IV chemo every month, and spinal chemo every three months. Even though we are done with chemo there is still a long way to go as I now have to overcome some of the side effects caused by the treatment. I cannot jump and play as vigorously as kids my age as the meds effected the nerves in my legs and arms.