Meghan Holohan

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June 4, 2025, 3:49 PM EDT / Source: TODAYIn January, Makaila Chenier, 17, found a lump in her neck. “I thought it was a swollen lymph node,” Makaila, of Houston, tells TODAY.com. “It got progressively bigger and then I had trouble breathing when I would lay down.” Mom Christina Chenier feels inspired by daughter Makaila's resilience as she undergoes treatment for cancer.

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In January, Makaila Chenier, 17, found a lump in her neck. “I thought it was a swollen lymph node,” Makaila, of Houston, tells TODAY.com. “It got progressively bigger and then I had trouble breathing when I would lay down.”She visited her doctor before eventually ending up at the emergency room where she underwent a variety of tests. Soon, the doctors knew what caused the bump. “Doctor said, ‘It looks like it might be some sort of lymphoma,’” Christina Chenier, Makaila’s mom, tells TODAY.com.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Meghan Holohan

In January, Makaila Chenier, 17, found a lump in her neck. “I thought it was a swollen lymph node,” Makaila, of Houston, tells TODAY.com. “It got progressively bigger and then I had trouble breathing when I would lay down.”Mom Christina Chenier feels inspired by daughter Makaila's resilience as she undergoes treatment for cancer. Chenier says her daughter has been 'creative' when it comes to still enjoying life while not putting her health at risk.

3 weeks ago | today.com | Meghan Holohan

June 3, 2025, 1:17 PM EDT / Source: TODAYIn 2022, Julia DeVillers, then in her 50s, was sitting at the pool when she stood up and looked at her towel. “I bled on it, and I thought, ‘Wow, this brings me back to my pre-teen years of being traumatized when you get your fist period,’” the young adult novelist from Columbus tells TODAY.com. “I thought, ‘This is a very dramatic period.’” Undergoing treatment for anal cancer caused intense complications for Julia DeVillers.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Meghan Holohan

In 2022, Julia DeVillers, then in her 50s, was sitting at the pool when she stood up and looked at her towel. “I bled on it, and I thought, ‘Wow, this brings me back to my pre-teen years of being traumatized when you get your fist period,’” the young adult novelist from Columbus tells TODAY.com. “I thought, ‘This is a very dramatic period.’”Undergoing treatment for anal cancer caused intense complications for Julia DeVillers.