Now that she has finished treatment, Ann Graham draws inspiration from the young "superheroes" she met who were also treated for osteosarcoma. Andreas Knickman, 17, inspired Graham to ride a bike after cancer. They both had their femurs, kneecaps and tibias replaced with bones made of metal. Knickman's cancer has returned several times. He is in a clinical trial now in which doctors are trying to stop his osteosarcoma from spreading.
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Now that she has finished treatment, Ann Graham draws inspiration from the young "superheroes" she met who were also treated for osteosarcoma. Andreas Knickman, 17, inspired Graham to ride a bike after cancer. They both had their femurs, kneecaps and tibias replaced with bones made of metal. Knickman's cancer has returned several times. He is in a clinical trial now in which doctors are trying to stop his osteosarcoma from spreading.
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Alyssa Divers died on December 31, 2012, just shy of her 11th birthday. "I loved her and her wisdom, wit and intuitiveness," Graham said. Despite an amputation and severe pain, "she continued to dance and dream and be silly throughout it all. I think of her every day. I aspire to live like Alyssa."
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Alyssa Divers died on December 31, 2012, just shy of her 11th birthday. "I loved her and her wisdom, wit and intuitiveness," Graham said. Despite an amputation and severe pain, "she continued to dance and dream and be silly throughout it all. I think of her every day. I aspire to live like Alyssa."
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Graham and her husband, John, both survived cancer. Graham was diagnosed with and treated for<strong> </strong>osteosarcoma. John finished chemotherapy in 2008 for head and neck cancer. This photo was taken in April 2011, while she was in active treatment.
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Graham and her husband, John, both survived cancer. Graham was diagnosed with and treated for osteosarcoma. John finished chemotherapy in 2008 for head and neck cancer. This photo was taken in April 2011, while she was in active treatment.
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Graham and her daughter, Anna, celebrate in July 2011, the month Graham finished active treatment for her cancer. Graham didn't want many photographs taken while she was sick. She says if she died, she wanted her daughters to have "only happy life-filled and joy-filled photos."
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Graham and her daughter, Anna, celebrate in July 2011, the month Graham finished active treatment for her cancer. Graham didn't want many photographs taken while she was sick. She says if she died, she wanted her daughters to have "only happy life-filled and joy-filled photos."
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Graham and her husband went to Hawaii for her 25th high school reunion a couple of months after she completed treatment. Her classmates postponed the reunion until she could make it. The couple called the trip their "F U Cancer Tour."
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Graham and her husband went to Hawaii for her 25th high school reunion a couple of months after she completed treatment. Her classmates postponed the reunion until she could make it. The couple called the trip their "F U Cancer Tour."
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