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Amanda Knight hopes to use her experiences from battling leukemia to encourage other children who are in similar journeys as their child life specialist. Knight plans to become a child life specialist. “The main reason is because of my [hospital] night nurse Stacy,” said Knight. “When Nurse Stacy shared with me that she also had leukemia as a little girl, I woke up completely. It was such a relief to hear that there is hope of making it past all the treatment.” Knight will never forget the moment when the doctors delivered the news to her parents that she had leukemia in May 2011. “Both of my parent’s faces went extremely white. They looked like ghosts,” said Knight. “To see my parents that way was one of the most heartbreaking moments of the entire journey.” During high school, Knight was involved in sports. She loved volleyball, and it was at a volleyball practice where she first ran into unexpected health issues. “I was playing volleyball and I was abnormally out of breath,” said Knight. “I finished the practice, but I remember telling my mom that I felt like I was going to faint. It felt like the flu symptoms times 10.” The next day, Knight’s pediatric physician sent her family to Riley Children’s Hospital to get further testing. When she was diagnosed with leukemia, Knight started chemotherapy and radiation treatment that very day as part of a clinical trial. “You never think your child is going to have cancer,” said Knight’s mom, Lisa Knight. “She was a vibrant 15-year-old who was full of energy, and slowly, she became frail and weak. Yet, losing strength and her hair, Amanda grew in faith where she lost her health.”
Just a week after one cycle of treatment, Knight was in remission. As exciting as that news may sound to a cancer patient, she still had to go through two and a half years of treatment. “One of the most difficult things during treatment was seeing myself look different,” said Knight. “I went through a lot of physical changes. I lost all my hair and I lost a lot of weight. Seeing myself in the mirror, I remember thinking that I didn’t know who that was, and who I saw wasn’t really me.” Knight was receiving treatment every week after being diagnosed. Nearly two years later, Knight received her last treatment in August 2013 and remains in remission. Currently, Knight is in her last year at Purdue University Northwest pursuing her undergraduate degree in human development and family studies. She plans to attend graduate school to receive a master’s degree as a child life specialist. The Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation offered Knight the opportunity for a summer internship in 2017. The Knight family has had many personal ties with the NICK Foundation, being one of the families that the NICK Foundation supports. “Amanda was one of the first survivors to receive our Jonathon Milstead Memorial scholarship when she began college,” said Donna Criner, executive director of the NICK Foundation. “Since then, Amanda has become a valuable part of the NICK Foundation. She is always our beautiful ‘Elsa’ at our kid friendly events.” NICK serves families in NWI dealing with pediatric cancer. To volunteer, donate or receive more information about the NICK Foundation, visit nwicancerkids.org. The NICK Foundation is non-profit pediatric cancer organization founded in 2009.
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