Mikyla's Leukemia Journey

On 30 November 2021, my beautiful niece, Mikyla was diagnosed with Accute Myeloid Leukemia. She is just 21 years old with her whole life ahead of her! And she has big plans for that life.

This diagnosis came out of the blue and has sent shockwaves through the family.

This type of Leukemia is aggressive and fast growing so two days after diagnosis, Mikyla started her first round of chemotherapy. Thrown in the deep end, that"s for sure.

Since then, she has received blood transfusions, plasma transfusions and platelet transfusions. Her body needs all these things in order to fight this disease and become well again.

We have now learned that Mikyla will need a Bone Marrow Transplant. This will happen in January 2022, and prior to that she will need to go through two more rounds of chemotherapy. The treatment is brutal, but she knows that there is no other option and she is ready to fight!

The Bone Marrow Transplant will take place in an Auckland hospital and she will need to stay there for 3 months. It is going to be a very long journey for Mikyla and her whole family. Her positive attitude will help her fight this disease. We know there are many hard days ahead. But it will be beaten!

So many of you have asked what can you do to help? We really appreciate the love and support we have received since Mikyla's diagnosis, but struggle to know what to say when asked this.

The family were hesitant in agreeing to this page being set up, but know that people do want to help. This really is the only way we can make sure that the next few months are as stress free as they can be financially, so that all the energy can be poured into getting our girl better again and ready to take on the world!