GOALIES GOALIES GOALIES….Now that we have your attention. You are going to love this episode with Jacqueline Cardy. She’s our u17G OPDL goalkeeper. She speaks from the heart about the beautiful game and shares her journey from Timbit soccer to now. She didn’t play goalie until she hit age 12. On Jan 18, 2013, Jacqueline after 5 months of inpatient intensive chemo for childhood AML *. Ten years later Jacqueline is CANCER FREE and is an incredibly smart, driven, and talented 16-year-old.
Thank you Jacqueline for sharing your story with our listeners.
* Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. This type of cancer usually gets worse quickly if it is not treated. AML is also called acute myelogenous leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
