Pregnancy Symptoms Masked Rare Cancer Diagnosis
Health 3 days ago
Sophia Yasin, 29, initially dismissed her extreme nausea, night sweats, and itching as typical pregnancy symptoms. However, after collapsing at work, tests revealed a rare pre-mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma growing near her heart.
Faced with an impossible choice, Sophia and her husband terminated the pregnancy to begin urgent chemotherapy. She describes grieving her unborn daughter, Kainaat Pearl, while simultaneously fighting for her own survival.
Now in remission, Sophia commemorates her diagnosis by fundraising for Lymphoma Action. She and her husband hope to try for another child in the future, but must wait two years due to cancer recurrence risks.