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Nikki

I was and otherwise healthy, hiking the Grand Canyon (literally) with friends, when my neck started to hurt and my arm started to swell. By the end o…

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Keith

Hi! My name is Keith. I’m currently years old. I was diagnosed on November , , with diffuse large lymphoma (DLBCL). My wife, Tesia, was proudly serv…

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Julian

On October , , - Julian suddenly became ill with a fever and headache. We gave him some over the counter medicine and made an appointment with his ped…

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Neil

It all started with what I thought was an injury to my right hip from "banana boating" while on a family vacation in Myrtle Beach in . The pain wouldn…

Caring.com

To provide information and support for people caring for aging parents, spouses and other loved ones. Provides elder care information and suppor…

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Debra

I was diagnosed in with multiple myeloma (MM). It was truly a fluke that it was found. I had no symptoms. One day, I had a high heart rate for a whil…

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Tasnim

What started as an internship opportunity turned into so much more for Tasnim when she began working with LLS in the summer of . Tasnim, who is pursu…

Robert

Robert was like any other - toddler back in October . It was a Tuesday afternoon. He was our third child and had a spiking fever for about hours that…

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

To serve the nation as a central source of information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth. Provides information on disabi…

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children

To provide support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. Provides…

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Suggested Reading - The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

Originally published in the fall of , the wonderfully wise and strikingly simple story of a leaf named Freddie is one of the most popular books of our…

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Lisa

I am a -year survivor of 4B Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a -year survivor of lymphoma (NHL).I was years old when I was first diagnosed, and I had three…

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

To enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies…

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Marc

In , Marc Smith, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). He was given a terminal prognosis and for more than two years endured numerous o…

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Lexie

In October , my dad suffered from a seizure while at the gym. Luckily, he was around people who were able to call and get him to a hospital quickly. …

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Melanie

In I was first diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, I had a months treatment and got into remission, after years the doctors told me that I had a rela…

NK cell immunotherapy to reduce relapse after haploidentical transplant for high-risk pediatric AML

Leukemia recurrence remains the most common type of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for children and young adults wit…

Targeting TP53-Y220C mutant AML

TP53-Y220C is a recurrent hotspot TP53 mutation observed predominantly in AML and MDS among hematological malignancies. This study aims to investigate…

Center for Medicare Advocacy

To advance access to comprehensive Medicare coverage and quality health care for older people and people with disabilities Offers Medicare infor…

Family Caregiver Alliance

Family Caregiver Alliance is a public voice for caregivers, illuminating the daily challenges they face, offering them the assistance they so desperat…

PV Reporter

To provide a comprehensive, easy to navigate resource hub for the study of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) such as Polycythemia Vera, Essential Th…

Information for Active Awardees

Select your program page for information pertaining to your grant, including details on the reporting and payment processes and policies on leaves of …

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Hillary

My leukemia story started in February . I was short of breath, so I had some basic bloodwork. It came back really abnormal, and I was told to proceed …

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Louis

Louis had been on a journey to achieve greater health. For months, he had been on a healthy diet and exercise program and had lost pounds. His docto…

Stories

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

LIHEAP assists low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes paying a high proportion of household income for home energy, in meet…