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Victor
Our father Victor was diagnosed in at the age of with Burkitt lymphoma (BL). He was living in Los Angeles, California, at the time and had just got…
Spencer
I am a - transgender man who won a battle with stage Hodgkin lymphoma just after graduating from college. My story begins with a good friend. One ni…
Kate
"You have cancer" is one of the scariest things you might ever hear. When Kate was diagnosed with lymphoma (NHL), she initially thought about how she…
Eileen
To say that I have always been daddy's little girl would be the biggest understatement. Everything from school dances to projects in the garage, I cou…
Chrissy
My name is Chrissy, approximately, a year ago I had kidney stones and went to hospital for treatment. They sent me for scans and the CT scan showed a …
Stories
Nicole
I first became involved in Team In Training (TNT) and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in March of because I was very interested in running the …
Bonnie
I went to the ER with chest pain in March of when my doctor saw a spot in my CAT scan the size of an orange. A few days later, I had a biopsy and it …
Special Considerations
Surgery. Patients with PV have increased risk for bleeding complications after surgery. Because your surgeon may not be aware of your increased risk f…
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Because of new and better therapies, cancer survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have improved dramatically over the la…
Blood Cancer
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
To improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of cancer care so that patients can live better lives. Alliance of leading cancer centers …
Heart Beat
For patients pursuing fertility preservation services prior to cancer treatment, Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy have develop…
Michael
I am a Acute Myeloid Leukemia survivor. I was diagnosed on memorial day of and thats where my story began. I failed to reach remission on induction c…
Sunrise Association
To bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings worldwide. Sunrise accomplishes this through the creation and oversight…
211Astatine-CD123 Radioimmunotherapy for Cancer (Stem) Cell-Directed Treatment of Acute Leukemia
Because acute leukemias are very sensitive to radiation, radioisotopes are ideal payloads to arm antibodies against these , aggressive blood cancers. …
Caregiver Workbook
Our Caregiver Workbook series is a set of guides to use throughout your time as caregiver to a person with blood cancer. In addition to the workbooks,…
Support Resources
Suggested Reading - Consider it Pure Joy
Author Jennifer Jones Austin - wife, mother, lawyer, child advocate and the picture of good health - finds herself with an acute form of leukemia that…
The Simon Cancer Foundation
To financially assist cancer patients by awarding scholarships and making charitable donations to camps and educational programs Annual scholars…
Michelle
In early , I was hospitalized with COVID, where I spent weeks in the hospital, including being on a ventilator. After extensive testing and noticing m…
Ashley
My cousin Camille lost her courageous and quick battle to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at on October , , a little less than a day before being diagno…
Stories
Holly
In February , I had just entered my second trimester of pregnancy and woke up with a swollen lymph node on my neck about the size of a golf ball. Afte…
Lauren
My husband, Frank, was a -, family man and the sole provider for me and our two children when his world was turned upside down by a routine blood tes…
Callie
At age , Callie started having trouble walking after a fall in early November . After seeing a pediatric orthopedist for weeks and then a pediatric ne…
Nandini
Everything was picture perfect in my life. A beautiful family with two beautiful daughters and husband. And then, in March , I was diagnosed with acut…
Joe
My son Joe was years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia just three days after the birth of his brother Cole – Joe was admitted to the ICU, and …
Kathie & Dave
Dave and I have been a part of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) since . I can’t even remember how many Team In Training events we’ve done. We hav…