Melisa Paskova’s Fight Against Leukemia

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

Leukemia. I've dropped a hint or two that I may be talking a little about leukemia on this blog, and I've found the perfect way to start. Today, my attention was directed to a video about a girl called Melisa Paskova, a nine year-old girl from Macedonia, who's been diagnosed with a resurgence of the leukemia she thought she'd defeated a few years ago. If you speak German, I recommend you watch: it's a heart-wrenching story. On a more self-serving note: it is the personal recommendation of the author that you read this post in its native environment, by clicking here (although you are, of course, allowed to read it here on ScienceBlog too).

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