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Matt
On February 2nd, my youngest daughter, Harper, was diagnosed with leukemia. Three and a half years later as I'm writing this I have a lump in my thro…
Blaine
Everything happens for a reason, even cancer. I am thrilled to say I just walked out of the hospital doors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center a…
Boyd
Greetings from a friend in Canada! I am a blood cancer survivor and marathon runner all because of the love of friends in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc…
Marisa
Throughout my father’s journey, I was impressed by his care team, the advanced medicine used to treat blood cancer today, the individuals I met, peopl…
Chris
Chris is a retired Army colonel. He graduated from Temple University and set into life at home with his family when he was diagnosed with a hernia. In…
Jade
Last year in June of , I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of . This diagnosis came as a complete shock to my family an…
YAconnect: Young Adults Living with Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
George
I was born in the inner city of Philadelphia, PA in , I currently live near Dallas, Texas. My professional career in the Information Technology Indust…
Epigenetic Mechanisms and Targeting in Hematological Malignancy
Blood cancers can be caused by aberrant regulation of genes that control cell growth and development. The root cause of this problem may be the presen…
Rocco
Our little Roc was diagnosed with leukemia on June . We immediately started treatment at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital on July where Rocco was giv…
Heather
Heather draws her inspiration from her good friend, who has been fighting 's Lymphoma for the past years and her college best friend who is a survivo…
Perry
My grandfather, Bob, is closely involved with Blood Cancer United and helped found Visionary of the Year in Sacramento. The event spun into Student Vi…
Stories
Danielle
In January , at the pinnacle of my -year career in esthetics and oncology skincare, I transitioned from the expert providing comfort to the patient se…
Stories
Owen
On June , , I competed in my very first Ironman triathlon. After six months of dedicated training, I pushed through feeling a bit sick and crossed the…
Len
My son was rubbing my shoulders and noticed a lump on the side of my neck which freaked him out. He then told my wife about it and they demanded that…
Nancy
I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in . For a year, I was in the “watch and wait” category with no treatment until the disease progressed. In April…
Liam
In April , Liam was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when he was just years old. After living in the hospital for four months of intensive…
Michelle
In , I had started graduate school, had a son, and ran a small business with my then husband. I was very fatigued and having night sweats and itchine…
Elijah
Diagnosed with ALL in 5th grade, my hopes for a normal and healthy childhood were quickly shattered. The impact on my family began as devastation but …
Richard
People tend to think that cancer will never affect them. I know, because I was once one of those people. Growing up, I never knew of anyone that had c…
Stories
Brianna
My name is Brianna and this is my story. When I was eleven, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). I went through years of chemothe…
Stories
Brianna
My name is Brianna Ciambra I live in New York and this is my story. When I was eleven, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I went throu…
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…
Stories
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
Timothy
I am an awardee of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors. I currently hold an associate’s degree in science a…
Nick
My former student, Nick K. was a previous honoree of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Diagnosed with a PNET brain tumor at age and enduring two…
Living with Acute Leukemia