{"id":5201,"date":"2019-11-27T11:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2019-11-27T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T17:04:44","slug":"old-at-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/old-at-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Old at 23?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Birthday<\/a>
Cancer can make even a 23-year-old feel like an octogenerian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Can a girl be old at 23? Really old and weak with the aches and pains normally associated with an octogenarian? Well, it happened to me. I was a carefree student studying in Washington DC with the usual get-up-and-go of a young person. Late nights at the library, long walks around the campus. It was a fantastic time in my life \u2013 full of promise of a bright future. I was dating a wonderful young man. In fact, he had moved from Ohio, where both of our families lived, to DC so we can date more easily. An engagement was imminent.<\/p>\n

And then it all collapsed. I was in pain and feeling so utterly tired. The doctors were as puzzled as I was. But when the results came back, it became clear. I had the disease that people don\u2019t even like to mention. Suddenly I went from a confident student to a vulnerable old lady with no intervening years to get used to it. I moved back to Ohio to be near my family and so did my fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"RH<\/a>
Would life be over at 23?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At times I couldn\u2019t help wondering if my life would be over at 23. I was told that I needed a bone marrow transplant<\/strong> to survive and none of my siblings were a match. But one day while I was waiting in the doctor\u2019s office to be seen for yet another exam, I got the news. Ezer Mizion had found 4 good matches. The one they chose lived in Israel<\/strong> and he agreed to donate with no hesitation. It was a rough journey but I was on the mend.<\/p>\n

There is no way I can say thank you to my donor. We met 5 days before my wedding. We tried to express our gratitude \u2013 myself, my family and my soon-to-be husband- but we utterly failed. What words can possibly convey what we felt?!<\/p>\n

\"RH<\/a>
We’re married now. Where would we have been without Ezer Mizion?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hardest thing was the loss of my youth. This was a time in my life that will never come back and I missed it.\u00a0 But there are good parts, too. I understand people much better now.\u00a0 I don\u2019t get impatient because I know that each person has his own package, things that don\u2019t show on the surface. I had been studying to become a nurse practitioner and, because of my experience, I have chosen the leukemia floor.<\/p>\n

I would advise someone who is diagnosed to let your story be your story. It\u2019s easy to compare your situation with those of others who may have a much poorer prognosis. Don\u2019t let the fears that belong to their story take away your hope.<\/p>\n

\"DONATE-TODAY-BUTTON-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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