Tue, 05/11/2021 - 5:11pm -- tim
Vermont Business Magazine Marcelle Leahy, a Registered Nurse and the wife of Senator Patrick Leahy, today (Tuesday) will start treatment for the next few weeks for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a chronic form of adult leukemia. Mrs Leahy was diagnosed with the cancer in 2019. Her treatment will be as an outpatient.
Mrs Leahy, a melanoma cancer survivor, has been an advocate for cancer prevention programs. Given the challenges the pandemic has presented for regular checkups and ongoing treatments, she wants to use her own diagnosis to encourage Vermonters and all Americans to schedule their regular doctor visits.