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App State alumnus and superfan overcomes long battle with leukemia

The App State community rallied around 2019 graduate Michael Morgan in February when he was going through a third battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Morgan made a full recovery in the spring.

In August, Morgan went through what was believed to be the third relapse and has been wheelchair bound while battling through his fourth bout of chemotherapy. While in the middle of a challenging time, Morgan received a message from Jason Schick, the partners service coordinator for App State, informing Morgan with surprising news.

Y'all really want to make me cry today huh….