Story of Arizona man who survived cancer comes full circle

HE IS NOW A CERTIFIED NURSE JOINS US IN STUDIO TO TELL US HIS STORY JON AND KRISTINA VERY INSPIRING STORY TO SAY THE LEAST, HAS YELLOW, MEDO SAYS. THIS IS MORE THAN A CAREER. IT'S COMMUNITY THAT HAS SERVED HIM AS HE BATTLED CANCER. AS YELLOW. MERA IS MAKING HIS WAY BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL. BUT THIS TIME AS A NURSE, NOT A PATIENT, C. MY JOURNEY WITH

CANCER, NOT AND I HEARD THIS ONCE BY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE, BUT THAT WE NEED TO SEE SENTENCE BUT AS A SIGN OF HOPE, A SIGN OF HOPE THAT HAS LED HIM TO PURSUE A NURSING DEGREE. ALMEIDA RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM PHOENIX COLLEGE AND PASSED HIS NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM. I'M HERE NOW AND I'M ABLE TO GIVE BACK AND PAY IT FORWARD. TO ME. IT JUST FEELS I

DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS TO EXPRESS WHAT I FEEL. I'M JUST I'M HAPPY OF MY I'M JOURNEY. I'M HAPPY WITH THE CHOICES I'VE MADE TO GET HERE. ONE OF THOSE CHOICES WAS BEING A STUDENT ON THE SAME HOSPITAL FREE WITH THE HELP FROM 134 BLOOD DONORS. I WAS ON THE FLOOR AND A FEW OF MY NURSES RECOGNIZED ME AND THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS LIKE, WELL, I'M A STUDENT. WERE. THEY WEREN'T EVEN THEY WERE LIKE, WE'RE NOT SURPRISED. YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID YOU WANTED TO BE A NURSE TO BECOME A PEDIATRIC ON OLOGY NURSE AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S WHERE HE WAS TREATED WANTS TO SPREAD THE SAME MESSAGE HE WAS GIVEN DURING HIS LEUKEMIA TREATMENT, AND I HOPE THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO MEET AMAZING PEOPLE AND JUST CONTINUE TO SHARE

MY AGAIN, SHOW THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, TO SEE CANCER AS A SIGN OF HOPE. BLOOD SUPPLY IS NEEDED HERE IN THE VALLEY. THE SAVING ARIZONA BLOOD DRIVE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE JULY 2ND FROM 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT THE TEMPE CENTER FOR ARTS REPORTING IN STUDIO. LINDSEY REGAS FOX 10 NEWS. THANKS COMING UP NEXT TO BIG