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Emily
One night in August , I had sudden and extreme back pain. My husband took me to the hospital where they told me I was fine and sent me home. Three oth…
Amber
On November , , I was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). There was no sign that anything was wrong until I went in for routine blood w…
Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Arturo Pierre
I’m years old. I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) the first time at , unaware of any symptoms. I was told that my diagnosis at m…
Alexis
My grandma has been close to me for as long as I can remember. Holidays, birthdays, and summers — I always remember being with her and my grandpa. We …
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…
Geoffrey
It all started with a limp. Then we began to notice random bruises on his arms and legs. Ten days before his 5th birthday, he had a fever that just wo…
Lewis
Lew developed leukemia from being in a building at Ground Zero on /. He returned there every day afterward for over a year, breathing in the carcinoge…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Tessa
Tessa surprised our family when she came rockin' an extra chromosome. She spent days in the NICU and left with oxygen but seemed in good health other…
Keith
When the doctor calls you and says, "I need to speak to you as soon as possible," you know the news can't be good. I was diagnosed with a rare and agg…
Danielle
In February , my daughter Danielle was diagnosed with leukemia. She was years old, and a professional dancer out on tour in Detroit when I got the ca…
Lilian
My name is Lillian and I'm years old I have a Alp leukemia. I went into the hospital on July23rd and didn't come out of it until August 2nd then I re…
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 …
Sarah
I am the mother of Madelynn, aka Maddie, who was diagnosed with biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) on March , , following months of illness initially t…
Jude
From to , after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Jude endured four cycles of intense chemotherapy, lengthy hospitalizations,…
Sue
It’s and I am doing my happy dance! It’s been years since my bone marrow transplant for my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and I am still here enjoyi…
Krisha
I’m always open for an opportunity to dedicate my time and efforts in assisting those in need. I am on a mission to provide support and comfort to ind…
Bill
My name is Bill Bannon. I am a child support magistrate for the Minnesota State Courts. In April I experienced shortness of breath, a and bleeding …
Precision medicine-guided drugging of DNA repair to induce synthetic lethality in AMLs
We will test if Gene Expression and Mutation Analysis (GEMA) could be applied as personalized medicine tool to identify individual patients with AML d…
PearlPoint Cancer Support
To offer free nutrition education and consultations to patients and caregivers of all cancer types PearlPoint, the nutrition arm of The Leukemia…
Jayden
On May , , we found out that our baby boy has leukemia. At first, it was rough but he has now been cleared of any cancer in his body! He still has to…
Unite to Nourish: Learning About CLL Nutrition
DescriptionJoin the Blood Cancer United Nutrition Education Services Center for an informative webinar exploring nutrition’s role in living well with …
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Lorelai
I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when I was . Throughout my entire cancer journey, I had a lot of people in my corner. But what I fou…
Nikolette
I was truly honored to be a recipient of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors. After fighting two different ty…
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Kelly
This is a photo of my best friend and I -- my Grandma Smiley and I. Grandma Smiley was first diagnosed with Leukemia in . Until just recently she was …
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