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Patient Story

Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Ryan and Bjorn's Story

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Ryan & Bjorn, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Hospital Buddies

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Learn how Ryan and Bjorn, diagnosed in the same week with the same type of cancer, developed a friendship that helped make a difference in their treatment.

Fate would bring two young boys together at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital as they were both challenged by the same illness. Ryan and Bjorn were diagnosed in the same week of August 2021 with the same type of cancer, acute myeloid leukemia. Learn how the bonds of friendship and the care from experienced and dedicated experts, including pediatric hemotologist/oncologist Jennifer Mayer, M.D., helped make a difference in their treatment.