These teen siblings raised $620K for cancer research in just 7 weeks, while one was battling leukemia himself

These teen siblings raised $620K for cancer research in just 7 weeks, while one was battling leukemia himself

These teen siblings raised $620K for cancer research in just 7 weeks, while one was battling leukemia himself At age 15, Cedar Connell was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive type of blood and bone marrow cancer.  Suddenly, the Boston teenager’s very active life screeched to a halt.  “When I received the prognosis, everything in my life stopped: school, tennis training, travel, and socialization,” Connell, now 18, wrote on his blog. “Fighting cancer became my only job.” But Connell was not one for sitting still. Even from the hospital, he always found ways to keep moving.  “The week after I was admitted to the hospital on March 9, 2022, I asked the nurses if I could have a stationary bike in my room so I could exercise,” Connell said.  At first, Connell could only manage to do two minutes at a time on the stationary bike. Eventually, the two minutes stretched to 30, as the hospital staff cheered him on.  “Just as the doctors were doing their jobs to cure my canc…