âOur hearts are in piecesâ: Family discovers 13-year-old daughter has leukemia following COVID-19 diagnosis Ariel Griffith, a 13-year-old Ocean Bay Middle School student, has been diagnosed with both COVID-19 and leukemia. (Source: Lauren Hocin) By Ian Klein and Kristin Nelson | December 18, 2020 at 7:17 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 6:26 PM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) â A Grand Strand family is calling it a nightmare come true. Their 13-year-old daughter is not only battling COVID-19 but now also leukemia.
Ariel Griffith, a student at Ocean Bay Middle School, is described by her mother, Lauren Hocin, as the best daughter, sister, niece and granddaughter, and