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Nicole is
Blood Cancer United

My story begins back in 2012. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in Orlando traffic with the window down. It was a beautiful afternoon. I was driving home from work. I scratched the side of my neck and felt 3 tiny pebbles underneath the skin. I though it was odd, but didn’t think much of it. I brushed it off and forgot about it. Over the course of a few months they proceeded to get bigger and multiply. I thought I had a allergy of some sort. I tried eliminating certain foods from my diet. I thought maybe I’m eating to much processed food. I cut out all proceeded food,dairy and meat. I was sure this would take care of what ever was causing the inflammation and swelling. After all, I felt fine other than that so obviously it couldn’t be anything serious.

Nicole

Lymphoma Survivor

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Katie, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) patient

Katie

primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL)

Holly

subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL)

Lori

follicular lymphoma (FL)

Michael and Ashlee

hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL)

Kathie & Dave

Supporters

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Matthew

NHL Survivor

Smiling woman leaning on rail of bridge, wearing a shirt that says Heal Cancer

Kamisa

Lymphoma Survivor

Nathan sitting on a hospital bed, dressed in a Mario costume

Nathan

T-cell lymphoma (TCL)

Linda

Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)

Bruce, cancer survivor, standing in front of house, arm around his adult daughter

Bruce

Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM)

Smiling woman with brick wall behind

Fely

WM survivor

Snapshot of Yadien standing in an exam room, a cancer survivor

Yadien

Lymphoma Survivor

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