Camille Chabot was diagnosed at 19 years old with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma. She had no obvious symptoms before the diagnosis, only a small lump near her throat discovered at age 18 which had inconclusive needle biopsy results. In fall 2014 Camille was forced to drop out of her sophomore year at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo just 2 weeks before her move-in date so that she could immediately begin an a
ggressive chemotherapy treatment. After 12 rounds of IBVD, and believed to be cured, the cancer returned. A 6cm mass was found in her chest in summer 2015 and Camille had to again return from San Luis Obispo for a trial study at Stanford. On May 9th, 2016 Camille had a Stem Cell Transplant at the Bone Marrow Transplant Center of Stanford Medical Oncology. She continues with online studies and a good attitude, praying for remission before her 4th year at Cal Poly. Please keep Camille in your thoughts and post signs of support using hashtag #CamilleStrong. Camille was the 2012 Young Citizen of the Year for the City of Dublin. http://www.dublin.ca.gov/documentcenter/view/4134
Camille and her mother have decided to create some good out of the circumstances and hope to create a program for assistance for fertility treatments/preservation and other side effects (not covered by insurances) which are due to childhood cancer. The Foundation is waiting for 501(c)3 status. The CamilleStrong hashtag has been seen in photos around the globe. And more recently, on World Cancer Awareness Day 2015, President Obama tweeted his support for our girl. We encourage public posts of support, as it has been her best therapy. (Therapy also includes watching Ellen and listening to Sam Hunt and Taylor Swift). UPDATE November 2017: Camille is 18 months officially in remission, has graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree, and is now in a post-grad teaching credential program. She also finally realized her dream to study in Paris in summer 2017. UPDATE Summer 2020: Camille is 4 years remission and lives in Paris, France. She teaches at the Ecole International Bilingue. She travels often and is looking forward to celebrate her 5th year rebirth anniversary with you on May 9, 2021. Let's all be #camillestrong and pay it forward.
