Battling Blood Cancer with a Young Family | Jaraad "JK" Kader

When JK was studying radiation therapy, he never imagined he’d one day become a cancer patient himself. At 33, he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, one of the most aggressive blood cancers, after a lump suddenly appeared on his neck. He went through months of gruelling chemo while raising two young kids, relying on his wife Pam and their support network to hold the family together.

From his hospital bed, JK launched How Bloody Good, a campaign urging people to donate blood that he calls the "red liquid gold". Blood cancers are the second most prevalent form of cancer in Australia, and with September being Blood Cancer Awareness Month, it’s the perfect time to talk about it.

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