Anna Tower-Kovesdi survived Leukemia a form of Blood Cancer with Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy

In today’s Cancer Interviews podcast with your host Bruce Morton, we will learn how Anna Tower-Kovesdi survived leukemia, a form of blood cancer with chemotherapy and immunotherapy cancer treatments.
Anna Tower-Kovesdi moved to the United States from Hungary in 2021. A public relations specialist in Longmont, Colorado, she loved hiking and mountain biking and just about anything in the great outdoors.
Then one day she noticed an unusual set of bruises on her legs and found herself feeling unusually fatigued. She sought medical attention at an urgent care, which led to a series of tests and a diagnosis of leukemia.
Anna reacted to her leukemia diagnosis with a mixture of helplessness and optimism. She was given only one treatment-related option: chemotherapy with the possibility of a bone marrow transplant. Because she reacted favorably to the chemo, subsequent tests indicated she did not need a bone marrow transplant, but at the outset, she was told she would need to undergo chemotherapy for three years. Based on still more tests, doctors revised her regimen to that of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Her care team had relatively little experience with immunotherapy, but with a regimen lasting only six months, Anna was given the option to treat her cancer exclusively with immunotherapy, an option she chose.
She was glad she went with immunotherapy. As is the case for just about anyone on a chemotherapy regiment, it wasn’t pleasant. Anna was hospitalized for 37 days because of an infection stemming from the chemo.
During this difficult time, Anna received tireless support from her husband. At first, she wanted her family in Hungary to stay there, but when the time was right, she invited them to Colorado. A few short months later, it was a major accomplishment to go on a short walk with her sister and mother.
If her health pre-diagnosis could be described as 100 percent, Anna says these days is close to 85 percent. Perhaps not with the old vim and vigor, she can go on walks, go on hikes, get to the gym, and go swimming. She also plans to resume international travel and plans to lead a full life.
Anna has shared her journey on social media and makes herself available to others diagnosed with leukemia. Her advice to others is to never lose hope and always maintain a positive attitude and a sense of humor.

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Anna, thanks so much for sharing your inspirational story!