In the spring of 2009, Grant McTaggart began his fight against Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a condition in which less than 50% of those inflicted survive. Following diagnosis, Grant began an arduous 32 months of grueling chemotherapy treatment at Texas Children's Cancer Center. With ****istance of multiple therapies and the clinical trial of a drug, Gleevec®, he gradually recovered. His last round of chemotherapy was August of 2012. Thanks to Texas Children's Cancer Center, Grant is now living the life of a healthy six-year-old kindergartener.He loves baseball and spending time with his best friend and resilient big sister, Claire.

Read More of Grant's Story on Texas Children's Blog
http://www.texaschildrensblog.....org/2013/01/my-2-yea

Watch the Video About Emily's Cancer Survival Story - Beating Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3QKxkPmE4&list=PLiN68C9rloPAOXKEHq8jH7ghcE8VvmY4z&index=11

Learn More About the Leukemia Program at Texas Children's Cancer Center
http://txch.org/cancer-center/leukemia-program/

Visit Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers
http://txch.org.

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that affects the body's white blood cells. Of all the different kinds of leukemia that children get, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type. For this childhood cancer, the first phase of treatment is called the induction phase. Treatment during this phase is designed to kill the leukemic cells in the blood and the bone marrow, putting the disease into remission.

In this video, POGO Interlink Nurse Tina Hamalainen illustrates what is involved in an ALL diagnosis—medically, emotionally and logistically—by sharing one family’s experience.