Hello my name is James Baljak and I am a 4 year old boy, I would like to tell you my story of being diagnosed with cancer. On January 22, 2017 my parents decided to take to the emergency room at Nationwide Children's Hospital because of pain that I was having in my right leg. After being in the exam room for about 2 hours and seeing many doctors and nurses and having blood drawn for lab exams they finally came back and said something did not look right to them and doctors from the Hematology and Oncology unit would come speak to my parents and I. When they came into the room they told my parents that it seemed as though I had Leukemia and would need to be admitted so they could run more tests and be sure that what it was. The next day was very scary for me because I was going to have a bone marrow biopsy to find out if I really did have Leukemia. Once the biopsy was over I was taken back to my room and waited for the doctors to come and speak with my parents. They finally came in around 5 pm on January 23, 2017 and told us that I did have Leukemia and from that moment forward my was forever changed, I was officially diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). The doctors told my parents and I that this is the better type of Leukemia to have and they will do everything they can to cure me of this horrible disease. Since that first day of finding out I have had many lumbar punctures to make sure that the Leukemia had not spread to my spinal cord and I have also endured weekly chemotherapy treatments. I also take many medicines to help counteract the side effects of the chemotherapy drugs that are destroying the cancerous cells. Since day one my parents have been by my side for every clinic appointment, treatment, procedure and hospital stay that I have endured. Also by my side is my little sister, she helps me to remember that I am still a kid and it is ok to have fun and do the things a child should do. The support that my family and I have received is incredible, sometimes from people we do not know and have never meet. With their support and along with the support from the doctors, nurses, pca's and all the other staff at Nationwide Children's Hospital they have made this journey much more bearable for my parents and I.