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FRANKFORT, Ill. — A young firefighter in training faced one of his toughest challenges even before graduating the academy.
Two weeks before 22-year-old Luke Wroblewski was set to enter the Frankfort Fire Academy, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. There was a lump in his clavicle. He started chemotherapy immediately.
The chemo made him nauseous and exhausted. He would get treatments on Tuesdays. School was Wednesday night and all day Saturday. He thought about quitting. But instead found strength in his classmates and instructors. “They would just say ‘You got this. We know you’re doing the best you can,’” Luke said. “They were very helpful.”
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