University of Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Will Francis shares his story after being diagnosed with leukemia at 19
For two years, Francis followed a strict, daily pill regimen that required him to take anywhere from three to 25 capsules, depending on the day of the week. After two intensive phases of chemotherapy, this maintenance plan was put in place to sustain remission. For a total of 848 days, Francis endured treatment for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His treatment ended in July, and he still has to remind himself that he isn’t missing his nightly medication.
“I had no idea that something like that was coming,” says Francis. “It shows how good of a person he is and also just the organization as a whole. I don’t think you can go very far in whatever you’re trying to do in life without being a good person first. And so, you know, that sort of thing was just awesome.”
Once Francis entered kindergarten, his parents signed him up for youth leagues. A family member asked him whether he was excited to start playing in real games, and Francis replied, “I don’t know why he signed me up. I don’t want to play.”Courtesy of University of Minnesota-Duluth Athletics Extreme fatigue, muscle pain and nausea are common side effects of chemotherapy. During the most grueling periods of treatment, Francis would ride a stationary bike in the hospital, as the NHL prospect would continuously ask doctors how he could remain active. Only months after the diagnosis, Francis got a summer job driving a Zamboni, simply so that he could touch the ice. He would wave to the crowd while operating the machine at his sister’s hockey games.
When classes started back up in September 2020, doctors recommended Francis take the semester off because of the severity of his phase of treatment. But Francis took 12 hours of class that semester so he could be on track academically when hockey resumed. The maintenance phase of his treatment began at the start of 2021 and introduced a semblance of normalcy back into his life. That summer, Francis attended a Bulldog team camp, the first time he truly stepped back on the ice with a team.
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