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Jean

In March , my life took an unexpected turn when I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM), a form of blood cancer that affects the bone marrow and bo…

Stories

Lennox

When Lennox was eight months old, he bumped his mouth—typical for a newly crawling baby. What wasn’t typical, though, was the injury to his gum didn’t…

Stories

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Liz

In December , my fiancé, Darla, was diagnosed with stage small lymphoma (NHL). Her doctors developed a plan to start her on chemotherapy as soon as …

Maria

My son, AJ, was diagnosed with leukemia on September , , and from then on, our life changed. AJ had bumps, turns, and stops during his treatment, but …

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Dare 2 Dream

Gianna

My story began nearly seven years ago on February when I received the call from my doctor and heard those dreaded words, “You have cancer.” A week pr…

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Leo with his parents post treatment - everyone is smiling and Leo is sitting on him mom's lap

Leo

Leo was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia () in June . His parents had noticed bruising on his legs, petechiae around his eyes, fatigue, an…

Jacqueline

It’s been five years since my daughter was diagnosed with stage ¾ Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). She had just graduated college, and she had a lump on her rig…

Social activities for children and teens

Throughout treatment, allow and encourage your child to continue to play and to do any of the things they enjoy and can do.

Support Resources

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in children and teens

disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…

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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in young adults

disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…

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Graham

In the fall of , my wife and I got married. Shortly after returning from our honeymoon, I began developing pains and weakness in my joints. This conti…

Judith

I was diagnosed with NHL on October , . A day that I will never forget. Several months prior, around April, I was experiencing bronchitis/cold symptom…

Halley

My story with cancer began long before I was diagnosed this year at . When I was years old, my - sister, Hannah, became too tired to play with me. As…

Caregiver Support Group - New Haven - 3rd Thursday

This group is open to Yale New Haven patients only.The group will address specific issues related to a blood cancer diagnosis and will provide an oppo…