Luisa
- Author: Luisa Docherty
- Published: 24th Dec '06
- Region: Cambridge
- Cancer Type: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Leukaemia
- Tags: Addenbrookes, Anaesthetic, Bone Marrow, Chemotherapy, Eating, Family, Hair, Hair Loss, Hickman Line, Mitoxantrone, Morphine, Pain, Relapse, Scared, Siblings, Steroids, video diary, Vincristine, Wigs, Worries
Luisa shares her experiences as she remembers her long time away from home in hospital.
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