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Susanne, a middle aged white woman with a bald head wearing hoop earrings and a heart necklace and a SCT Survivor t-shirt standing next to a young woman with a nose ring and Support Squad t-shirt

I am a four-time diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) survivor and a recent stem cell transplant (SCT) survivor. DLBCL is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). My first diagnosis was in 2007, then 2012, 2013, and 2023. I received invaluable support financially from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). People often ask how I am so positive after all I've been through. I think we need to take whatever we are dealt and make the best of it each day. The key is a positive attitude, gratitude, and a strong support system.

Susanne

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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stage 3B follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (FL)

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