{"id":1541,"date":"2026-07-21T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:39:32","slug":"teenage-cheerleader-symptoms-ignored-diagnosed-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1541","title":{"rendered":"Teenage cheerleader symptoms ignored \u2013 diagnosed with cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28110036\/shutterstock_508291273-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28110036\/shutterstock_508291273-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28110036\/shutterstock_508291273-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28110036\/shutterstock_508291273-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Getting diagnosed with cancer is devastating at any age but for a young person, a teenager, the diagnosis can feel especially more scary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-559060132\" class=\"newsner-after_first_paragraph\">\n<div id=\"intext_181328_1_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep reading to know more about this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18-year-old Kelly Mullooly lived a\u00a0healthy\u00a0and active lifestyle but was still\u00a0diagnosed\u00a0with bone cancer. She recently came in a video on YouTube for a channel titled\u00a0<em>The Patient Story<\/em>\u00a0to narrate\u00a0her story. The channel is dedicated to showcase the stories of people who have cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0teenager\u00a0was a cheerleader who went to practice twice a week and was also a regular at the gym, she lived an overall healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ce22a96799bbbfad69531cc559a30e79\" class=\"newsner-ce22a96799bbbfad69531cc559a30e79 newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She first began to notice something was amiss when she felt different after a session at the gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She recalled, \u201cI was doing legs one day at the gym and like, I always get pretty sore from legs but I noticed like, a few days had passed and I was still, like very sore and I noticed my knee just feel a little bit off.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncvFv-vQKg4\" data-id=\"ncvFv-vQKg4\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"\u201cI Used to be Beautiful\u201d How Bone Cancer Changed Me I Kelly\u2019s Osteosarcoma Patient Story\">\n<div data-id=\"ncvFv-vQKg4\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncvFv-vQKg4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ncvFv-vQKg4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cI Used to be Beautiful\u201d How Bone Cancer Changed Me I Kelly\u2019s Osteosarcoma Patient Story\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ncvFv-vQKg4\/hqdefault.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><button class=\"play\" aria-label=\"Play Youtube video\" data-rocket-lazy-bg-a4595bfe-3b4e-4698-99b2-e1b14eb291e6=\"loaded\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She went on, \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until like a few weeks had passed and I was still just having\u2026 like it wasn\u2019t a constant, it was like an on and off pain, like mainly when I was like laying in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly did not recover for weeks and it came to a point where she knew she had to seek medical attention for it. But when she sought professional medical advice, she was told, she was probably \u2018overworked and overusing\u2019 her knee.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-662092934\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"intext_181328_2_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-d7a23bd295fb51ebdb3dc13b0b5ab999\" class=\"newsner-d7a23bd295fb51ebdb3dc13b0b5ab999 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctors told her not to worry about it and, while Kelly was worried about it she decided to believe them because she could still walk and partake in her\u00a0cheerleading.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181386 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28152542\/fnd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"419\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/28152542\/fnd.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GoFundMe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pain did not go away so Kelly went back to the doctors for another check up. This time they did more tests and an MRI scan which revealed that she had a tumor. The 18-year-old was shocked since she had not been expecting such news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a few more appointments, Kelly was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggresive type of bone\u00a0cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly then began chemotherapy, and other treatments in tandem to deal with her tumor. However, the entire ordeal left her with uncertainty about her future plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She eventually had surgery to get the tumor removed and shared that she felt encouraged that she had made it through the entire thing,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a\u00a0GoFundMe\u00a0set up to help Kelly and her family with the financial costs which have come with her diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shutterstock.com Getting diagnosed with cancer is devastating at any age but for a young person, a teenager, the diagnosis can feel especially more scary. 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