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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Acute refers to the fact that the disease progresses rapidly and results in immature blood cells.
During one point in his treatment, Cobb was driving from Penticton to Vancouver General Hospital every Tuesday and Thursday. He was on the road about 12 hours each day. He ended up driving the equivalent of around the world twice.
He’s been in remission four times. A failed bone marrow transplant at the beginning of December has left him with few options. He’s surviving thanks to blood transfusions of about a litre at a time, twice a week.