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Alayna, Age 17
I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage 2 in September 2021 when I was just 17 years old. My doctor informed me about Paxman and scalp cooling when I was diagnosed and I decided to give it a go.
Alayna, 17 years at diagnosis
Location: New Jersey, USA
Cancer type: Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Francesca, Age 23
When I was first diagnosed and told I needed to go through chemotherapy, one of the most troubling side effects to come to terms with was hair loss. I desperately wanted to keep my hair, but knew there was almost an 100% chance I would lose all my hair.
Francesca - 23yrs at diagnosis
Location: NJ
Cancer: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Drug Type: ABVD
Jess, Age 21
Last April, I was a completely normal college junior. I had just returned back from spring break in the Caribbean with my friends and was just a week away from celebrating my 21st birthday! Everything was so good before I was told I had cancer. Hearing those words, it felt like my entire world came crashing down, completely upside down. One of my first thoughts were “I’m going to have to do chemo and I'm going to lose my hair.”
Jess- 21yrs old at diagnosis
Location: NJ
Cancer Type :Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Drugs: Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine, (ABVD)
Elly
My first interaction with Alayna's family was a FaceTime call with Alayna and her mother. Not only were they both amazing supporters throughout the entire process fur they first FaceTime helped me to understand what the cold cap did.
Elly, 17 years at diagnosis
Location: New Jersey, USA
Cancer type: Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Chemo: AVBD
Melaina
I wanted to thank you for all your help during this difficult time with my daughter Melaina. Thanks to the Alayna Jayne Foundation you made this possible. We would not have been able to afford the cold cap to prevent her from losing all her hair.
Melaina - 17yrs at diagnosis
Location: NJ
Cancer: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Drug Type: ABVD
Gianna
I was diagnosed with Hodgin's Lymphoma. I'm a competitive dancer and when I heard those words, I felt like everything came crashing down on me all at once. I have heard about cold caps in the past through other people who have been through cancer, but also have several friends who are close to Alayna and got me in touch with the Alayna Jayne Foundation. Knowing my hair could possibly be preserved made me feel 100 times better.
Gianna - 15yrs old at diagnosis
Location: NJ
Cancer Type :Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Drugs: ABVE-PC
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Erin
As you can imagine in addition to all the fears and concerns regarding the diagnosis and treatment plans, the prospect of losing hair due to chemotherapy was particularly devasting to our daughter.
Elaine and her daughter Alayna created the foundation because they saw the need particularly in the Adolescent/Young Adult cancer community for expanded access to a treatment that can potentially save the devasting side effect of chemo-induced hair loss.
Erin - 20yrs old at diagnosis
