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Sarah Ross: "Fighting Cancer with Knitting"

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Sarah Ross: “Fighting cancer with knitting” Sarah Ross is a young girl, just 28 years of age. She was born in June 1988 right outside of Buffalo NY. She has an associate’s degree in veterinary technology and worked as a volunteer at the local SPCA (animal shelter/rescue) as a surgery technician. The introduction sounds like the life of a very normal girl but no, Sarah’s life is not normal at all. In her young life, she has had to deal with more health issues than most people can imagine. When she was just 8 years old, she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and on November 17 th , 2015 her life would forever change when she was diagnosed with leukaemia. Still, while facing a long battle with treatment, a very uncertain future plus all the psychological difficulties that come when being diagnosed with cancer, Sarah found the courage to start her own little online shop on Facebook. Here she sells her own creation of blankets. I had a very open hearted talk with Sarah about her il