Leukemia

In marrow deep where blood cells grow,
Leukemia's shadows start to show.
A silent war begins to rage,
Within the bone, an unseen cage.

White cells emerge, but they're askew,
They crowd the norm, as cancers do.
Infections rise, and weakness creeps,
The body falters, barely keeps.

Acute and chronic types take hold,
In children, adults, the young, the old.
ALL strikes young with swiftness dire,
AML’s grip, a burning fire.

Chronic creeps with stealthy might,
CLL in older’s light.
CML’s path can touch them all,
Its symptoms rise, and bodies fall.

Fatigue and chills, the bruises bloom,
In swollen nodes, a silent doom.
Weight that wanes, night’s restless sweat,
The bones and joints in aching debt.

Diagnosis in blood is sought,
Bone marrow tests reveal the plot.
With scans and studies, truths unfold,
The path ahead is brave and bold.

Chemotherapy’s potent wave,
Radiation’s light to save.
Targeted drugs, precision’s dart,
Immunotherapy’s hopeful start.

Stem cells gifted, life renewed,
In clinical trials, hope is brewed.
Early found, the fight’s more fair,
With every step, more life to share.