22-year-old Kim Francois seeks help to beat cancer
Arima resident Kim Francois before her cancer diagnosis. -
Kim Francois, 22, was the typical young adult – working, going to the gym, eating well and travelling.
That was until she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia four months ago.
Cancerresearchuk.org says acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. It added that adults and children can get it, but it is most often diagnosed in younger people. Chemotherapy is the main treatment and some people need to have a stem cell transplant, it said.