Im a leukemia patient who swiped on dating apps while I endured chemo I was shocked at what I found
She found love in a hopeless place.Finding love in today’s digital dating world is no east feat — especially if you’re going through a life- changing experience.This is what happened to a young woman diagnosed with cancer — who swiped for love and to her surprise, found her dream man.Nella Pignatelli was only 22-years-old when she was diagnosed with B-cell acute leukemia.She had to undergo grueling treatment for months.After almost a year, to have something to look forward to once she got on the other side of her cancer battle — she downloaded the dating app, Bumble.
“I was doubtful I would find someone who would straight away be understanding and patient, which is what I needed at the time,” the now-26-year-old told Need To Know.Pignatelli decided to mention in her dating app profile that she had recently undergone chemo.“I think that acts as a screening process,” she explained.
To the 22-year-old’s surprise, Pignatelli matched with Kelvin Hinchcliff — whose life was also deeply affected by cancer.“I lost my mother and grandmother to cancer when I was 12, so when I saw Nella’s circumstances on her profile, I just kind of overlooked it,” Hinchcliff said, according to Need To Know.“I knew it wasn’t going to change who she is, and I just wanted to get to know her,” he said.Pignatelli was surprised — in a good way — by how caring Hinchcliff was, considering her circumstances.
“He was the only person I spoke to that did not rush me or get intimidated when I would speak about my treatment and appointments,” the young woman explained.“I remember one guy I was speaking to straight up said he could not handle it.”About a month after meeting online, the two finally met in person for a first date.“When Kelvin and I met, I was wearing a wig as I was bald at the time and he did not even know it was a wig!” Pignatelli said.“I did tell him towards the end of our date that it was a wig as I wanted to be honest, and he didn’t...