Meet Asia Asia Franklin 9 years old Diagnosis: Asia was found to suffer from acute lymphoblastic leukemia in October 2006. Asia's Story: Asia has always been the type of child who doesn’t focus on the future. Instead, she relishes each day as it comes. Like most little girls, she loves to color and play with her dolls. But when she was just 7 years old, Asia began developing a set of alarming symptoms that had her family worried whether she’d have a future at all. Asia’s nose began to bleed, followed by leg pain and fevers.