MONTGOMERY, Texas — A Montgomery High School graduate is alive today thanks to his mother’s quick decision to take him to the emergency room after noticing what seemed like minor symptoms. That visit led to a life-saving leukemia diagnosis.

For Leslie Holts, last May was a proud moment. Her son, standout football player Phillip Raglin, had just graduated and was preparing to head to Los Angeles to play football at Peace College.

“He’s finally done with school, and he was getting ready to start his life,” Holts said.

But before his big move, Phillip showed his mother something unusual.

“He showed me the inside of his mouth, and there were blood spots,” she said.

Holts scheduled a doctor’s appointment for later that day. At the visit, she noticed something else — a bruise on Phillip’s a

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