A courageous 21-year-old student who was diagnosed with cancer after noticing small 'dots' on her skin has revealed how the horrifying experience has actually given her a new lease on life.
Helaina Hilliard, an athletic biochemistry student from Iowa, US, was floored by the revelation she had B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - blood cancer after doctors took blood tests.
Despite nearly a year of gruelling chemotherapy and physical pain, Ms Hilliard insists the experience has been "rewarding".
