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Texas teen Makaila Chenier has shared how what she thought was a swollen lymph node from a lingering cold turned out to be cancer

The 17-year-old was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma earlier this year

“It was just a little lump ... It was very hard because it was like everything changed literally overnight," Mikaila told the outlet

A teen from Texas is opening up about the moment she found out what she thought was a lump from a lingering cold was actually cancer.

Makaila Chenier, 17, found a “little lump” in her neck in January and thought it was a swollen lymph node, but after it “got progressively bigger” and she had “trouble breathing” when she was lying down, she ended visiting her doctor, according to Today.com .

She was referred to an ear, nose and throat

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