Nicholas Hibbeler
18, Kansas City, MO, John Hanley Memorial Scholarship
Diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
“Most people would not say that they are thankful for traumatic, life-threatening event in their life, but I am not most people. I take anything life throws at me and try to find the silver lining or otherwise create one. I always tell people that leukemia – or any cancer – is not scary unless you let it be. I decided early on that my disease was not going to control my life or my future goals. The irony is that it did, but not the way I thought. My life was changed for the better.”