Wyatt's Son is Cancer-Free
- R&B singer Keke Wyatt, 38, is saying God healed her teenage son after he was diagnosed with leukemia.
- Her son experienced symptoms such as fatigue and weight loss, which led him to get a blood test; the blood test revealed his leukemia diagnosis.
- Other symptoms of some types of leukemia include shortness of breath, fatigue, bruising, or infection.
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While going through treatment, Rahjah experienced seizures at the hospital, and swelling of the brain.
Symptoms of Leukemia
Rahjah’s symptoms of fatigue and loss of appetite are seen in other leukemia patients, too. While we don’t the specific type of leukemia that Rahjah had, SurvivorNet previously spoke with Dr. Gail Roboz, a medical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, about the symptoms she sees in leukemia patients specifically, people who are diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
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Symptoms of AML may include shortness of breath, fatigue, bruising, or infection. “Acute myeloid leukemia is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults, said Dr. Roboz. “And most of the time, this comes as an unwelcome surprise diagnosis. Often, patients have no idea that leukemia is even anywhere on the radar. They may feel unwell, have some symptoms of shortness of breath or perhaps decreased exercise tolerance, perhaps some bruising.”
“They might have an infection,” she says. “And then they go into a physician for evaluation. Sometimes patients actually have no symptoms at all and may be diagnosed in the course of a completely routine evaluation. But basically, AML is a disease of the bone marrow. And the bone marrow produces white blood cells that fight infection, red blood cells that give you oxygen and energy, and platelets that are the tiny cells that help you clot if you get a cut.”
Family Support During Cancer
In a family of 10 kids, we imagine that Rahjah had tons of support during his diagnosis and treatment. Support from family, friends, loved ones, and support networks, can be helpful in the cancer journey.
Ovarian cancer survivor Beverly Reeves told SurvivorNet how family, friends, and faith helped her along the way as she battled cancer. “If I had one piece of advice for someone who had just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, it would be to get a strong support group together. Get your close friends. If you’re connected to a faith community, get your faith community. Get your family. Let them know what’s going on and let them help you. And sometimes that’s the most difficult thing to do, but just know that they are there.”
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