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Shelby Caban

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    Shelby along her battle with lymphoma
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    I’m 21 Going On 71 – Or So It Feels

    by Shelby Caban October 11, 2016February 2, 2023
    written by Shelby Caban

    I often joke and say, “I’m 21 going on 71, or so it feels. I’ve been through more than many elderly people have. ” But sometimes, it’s not a joke at all. It’s how I feel, especially since my doctors say that my body is that of an old woman’s. However, I refuse to let my cancer stop me; here is the story of my battle with lymphoma.

    My story

    My story started when I was 11 months old. I was diagnosed with severe asthma, and I progressively got worse. Worse to the point that I could no longer walk up a flight of stairs without my mom carrying me. Little did we know, it was not asthma but a failing heart. I was born with a rare heart disease called restrictive cardiomyopathy.

    I was in heart failure at the age of 10 and needed a new heart to survive. Unable to go home, I spent Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day in the hospital, waiting for my new heart.

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