Class of: 2017
Kassandra Nealon
Kassandra Nealon (CGS’15, Sargent’17) of Osprey, Fla., was diagnosed at the age of 23 with
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After completing chemotherapy, radiation, and a stem cell transplant in 2020, she wanted to turn her misfortune into something that could help others. She published Bye, Bye, Bad Blood (2021), a children’s book that aims to teach young cancer patients about their diagnosis and prepare them for what is to come. It launched on www.ByeByeBadBlood.com exactly one year after her transplant.