Long Island teen graduates with 4.0 GPA after beating Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Teen cancer survivor graduates with 4.0 GPA and $125,000 scholarship
Ryan Martino, who has stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma, describes his remarkable success in graduating with a 4.0 GPA and winning the $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship. Martino shares his battle with cancer and his powerful message of perseverance and hope for young people facing challenges, emphasizing that there is always light ahead.
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A Long Island teenager who started high school just days after undergoing chemotherapy for stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma is graduating four years later with a perfect 4.0 GPA, a $125,000 scholarship and a powerful message about perseverance.
“I was very sick,” Ryan Martino told Fox News on Wednesday.
“Some days I couldn’t even get out of bed. Those two days after the treatment were the worst,” he said.
The diagnosis, made after finding a lump in Martino’s neck, turned his life upside down and forced him to undergo chemotherapy before he even stepped into a high school classroom.
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Ryan Martino, a Long Island teenager who beat cancer and earned a 4.0 GPA and a $125,000 scholarship, shared his message of perseverance on “Fox & Friends.” (Fox and Friends)
Unable to continue playing baseball during treatment, Martino turned to golf, which eventually helped him find an outlet that would help him distract from the challenges of cancer.
“My life has become golf,” he said. “It took my mind off the treatment.”
Martino also excelled in the classroom during his recovery. Despite undergoing chemotherapy his freshman year, he graduated with a 4.0 GPA and won the $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which is reserved for high-achieving golf teams.
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Long Island teenager Ryan Martino beat Hodgkin’s lymphoma after noticing a lump on his neck and receiving treatment. (Courtesy: Ryan Martino)
He plans to attend the University of Delaware.
Looking back on his journey from cancer diagnosis to recovery from the disease to academic success, Martino said the experience taught him the importance of perseverance in life’s most difficult moments.
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Now cancer-free and preparing for college, Martino hopes his story serves as an example for other young people facing their own challenges.
“It will always get better for everyone out there struggling and you have to keep at it because as you can see from me there is always light at the end of the tunnel.”
