Ducks prospect Will Francis facing third battle with leukemia

[WhatTheDuck]

Some tough news today, Will Francis has had another relapse of his leukemia.



Drafted by the Ducks in 2019, Will was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2020. He suffered a relapse in August 2023, followed by a bone marrow transplant in April of 2024. I was going to say that Will has only played in 37 games over the last five seasons, but should be saying that to the credit of his toughness and resilience, Will has continued to battle his way back to the lineup for at least one game in each of the last four years.

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[Quinning]

Just another reminder that health is literally everything that matters. All the money in the world can't buy it.

 

[Jee]

f*** cancer

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Cancer boutta go down 0-3 against Francis, that boy is the GOAT

 

[Chainshot]

Hoping for the best for him.

 

[My3Sons]

Please continue to support and donate to medical research. We seem to be making some progress. 20 years ago this young man might not have made it to a third bout. There are new treatments all the time for various scary diseases and with the continued use of DNA and modern AI and eventually quantum computers we should be able to do even better.

The statement he intends to be back in February is a great sign. He is one tough kid.

 

[Sol]

The genetic lottery is the toughest thing to deal with. You can do everything right and still get screwed by things out of your control.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

You got this Will, show cancer why going for the third matchup was a bad idea and go up 3-0

 

[Beerz]

f*** cancer

Good luck kid.

 

[BagHead]

Wow, that sucks. Get better fast Will, and I hope it's the final time!

 

[tarheelhockey]

Encouraged by the detail that it a “minimal” remission. Good luck to him.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Wish you the best big dawg, you got this. What a god damn shame.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Thats just awful at that age, well leukemia is always awful, hoping for a recovery prayers and best wishes to him and his familu

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Best of luck to him.

 

[JabbaJabba]

C'mon Will! You beat it twice before already. You can do it third time.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Best of luck for this young man and hopefully he will beat it with ease and even be back before the end of the season