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Marko is
Blood Cancer United

Marko, a young white male with curly dark hair in a recording studio wearing headphones and a puka shell neclklace and a white long sleeve tshirt with a pink logo also holding a phone

I am 18 years old and from a small town in New Jersey. I was diagnosed with stage 4 anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). I have spent my whole senior year of high school in the hospital not being able to be home for eight months and missing out on my whole senior year. Music has saved me while going through treatment, whether I would record my own music in my hospital bed or even listen to music to numb the pain I was in. If it wasn't for music, I’m not sure if I would be able to last going through treatments. I was featured in five different newspapers, all in New Jersey, and CBS News did a cover on me twice (the second one is still being worked on as a follow-up with my musical journey and how I am doing).

Marko

anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)

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Lisa

Lymphoma survivor

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James

Volunteer and survivor

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Carlos

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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Robert

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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Alec

Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL)

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Max

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Black-and-white close-up portrait of a family gathered together at home, with a young child in the center and two adults nearby. The image highlights the importance of family support, connection, and resilience during a blood cancer diagnosis, reflecting the experiences of patients, caregivers, and loved ones navigating blood cancer treatment and survivorship together.

Maria

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)

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Edward

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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Emily

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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Peyton

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Photo of Jan, Lymphoma survivor

Jan

Lymphoma

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Fred

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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