Back to School

by Erin Graham on July 5, 2009

After RJ Agostinelli was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the white blood cells, he missed seven months of school.

Having weathered chemotherapy like a champ, the vivacious 12-year-old writes about what it was like returning to his class after a long absence.

Also, watch a video of RJ’s first day back at school.

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