MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS,Ohio – Athena Mericsko says her name symbolizes strength, but it took just one word to shake her to her core – cancer. “It took me by surprise, or ” Mericsko told WJW. “I was training for a marathon.” Diagnosed with Leukemia in 2012,Mericsko says she was taking things day by day. Her rigorous treatment included multiple blood transfusions, 48 arsenic treatments and three rounds of chemotherapy. “We tried to keep very positive try to keep very hopeful approximately […]
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