The alternative: An aggressive form of chemotherapy and radiation at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, so toxic that, after nine years of advances in medicine, Lampson says they no longer use the method. Without its potency, doctors told Matt he would have died. He remembers the post-graduation feeling of isolation being as hard as anything to cope with as his friends enjoyed their lives while he fought for his. After six rounds of chemo and 12 rounds of radiation over the next nine months, Lampson lost all his hair and gained 70 pounds. The desire to return to soccer never left.