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Nikolas
Hello, my name is Nikolas. I am years old (almost in July) and have battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for the past four years, but I am now…
Paul
I have had the opportunity to know Paul since he was diagnosed with lymphoma (BL). Paul has an energy that makes it so you will like him instantly an…
Bill
My name is Bill. I am a child support magistrate for the Minnesota State Courts. In April I experienced shortness of breath, a and bleeding gums. I…
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Doug
I have always been a builder. Professionally, I am an architect. You could say that I’ve spent my life building spaces where people could grow. I ne…
Finding a Clinical Trial
If you're interested in the possibility of a clinical trial as a treatment option, talk with your doctor first. He or she can help you find an eligibl…
Steve
I was diagnosed with lymphoma (NHL) after moving from New Orleans to San Antonio, Texas. What started as a routine visit to an allergist for swelling…
Ira
In August , at age , I was literally in the best shape of my life. I was an avid cyclist, averaging more than miles per week, leading groups of rider…
Grace
My name is Grace Davis. I’m years old, and I’m a ballerina, Junior Zoo Keeper at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, actress, singer, and I am a childhood leukemi…
Louise
During the last week of July , Louise, , developed unusual red dots on her chest and some gnarly, yet explainable, bruises all over her body. We chalk…
Clare
I'm years old, a daughter, sister, wife, and mother. I was diagnosed with Stage peripheral lymphoma (PTCL) just five months after the birth of my s…
Art
I was living in San Jose and had gone walking with a friend in a local park that followed the stream. It was December , . Tom noticed that I had diffi…
Kenya
I was diagnosed with two blood cancers — multiple myeloma (MM) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).Cancer entered my life at five years old whe…
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Tricia
My name is Tricia, and I am a cancer survivor. In , at the age of , I got a positive pregnancy test. We were elated! We already had a daughter and c…
Dare 2 Dream
Zoie
My mom thought it was the flu, maybe mono. After I spent five days lying in bed, she took me to an Urgent Care Clinic. I knew it was something far mor…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Charles
I was alone with my doctor in the hospital when she told me I had no bone marrow matches in the world. I cried a lot that day. I was admitted two week…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in children and teens
Fatigue is very common in patients with blood cancers. fatigue (CRF) is characterized by excessive and persistent exhaustion that interferes with dai…
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Holding onto hope: Living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Table of contents:Living with CLL: symptoms, treatment, & supportWhat is CLLCLL stagesCLL symptomsCLL testing and diagnosisCLL treatmentPrognosi…
Donna
The year was quite a year for us. It was the year of cancer. No one ever really prepares themselves for the diagnosis of cancer, and when you're told…
Mike
My personal story with blood cancer started in but nobody really knew how long it was brewing. A day came when back spasms started raging and my Prim…
Kendra
When I was , I had just moved to a new city and was acclimating to my new life when I suddenly started experiencing headaches. They were dull and not …
Dare 2 Dream
Megan
Megan is my daughter. She was diagnosed in April with stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at the age of . At the time, Megan was finishing up her sophomore …
Leigh
In August , I developed pneumonia for the third time in two years. I had been finding that my ability to fight off illness was not as good as it used …
Paul & Lynn
In , after years of working in the railroad industry, Paul Sauter was just starting to enjoy his retirement when his health started to decline out of…
Defining and Redefining a Blood Cancer Diagnosis
Science historian June Goodfield wrote, “Cancer begins and ends with people.” This Blood Cancer Awareness Month, it’s important to know that The Leu…
Renata
I received support from Blood Cancer United, and without it, I truly don’t know how my family would have survived. In March , in the middle of the pan…
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