Ann Ortlepp

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On September 17th, 2021, Ann went to the doctor's office with lower abdominal pain. She was sent to have a CT scan of her abdomen and pelvis. The results of this scan showed probable lymphoma. After a lymph node biopsy, she was left waiting for a final diagnosis. After a couple of weeks, the biopsy came back as inconclusive. She then went on to have surgery to place a port they would use for chemotherapy and remove an entire lymph node to hopefully have enough tissue to make a definitive diagnosis. After a couple more weeks of waiting, we finally received the news. Ann has Large B-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. This is an agressive form of lymphoma, but treatment has been shown to be effective for others.