My family is beyond grateful for the help that Gift of Life provided to my mother after a three-year emotional rollercoaster dealing with multiple cancers. In 2006, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. When her oncologist first listed “leukemia” among the potential side effects for her chemotherapy regimen, my mom and I gasped. The doctor, however, reassured us that the chance of leukemia was extremely rare and, in any case, would be a concern decades down the line.