Part of a series of stories featuring Rocket seniors who are graduating this spring.
Saranlak "Sara" Tumfong's life changed forever on March 3, the day she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
A senior on the University of Toledo women's golf team, Sara was admitted to the hospital that day, ending her college golf career and thrusting her into a battle for her life. What made matters worse was the fact that Sara, a native of Thailand, was half a world away from home.
Her ordeal began innocently enough. She noticed strange bruising in her mouth that eventually spread to her arms and legs just prior to her final round at the Florida State Match-Up in Panama City, Fla on March 1.