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Ashen
My son, Ashen graduated from high school this year, but he was diagnosed with leukemia back in July . He was devastated and depressed when he was told…
Sarah
In August of , after a routine medical procedure, doctors suspected that Sarah Mowat may have a lymphoma type cancer. Soon thereafter, with her husban…
Barrie
My story start’s the week after Christmas, I went to my family physician for my yearly physical and blood work. All came back good. I also schedule my…
Max
My son Max was diagnosed with lymphoma in May , just days before his 19th birthday. He discovered a lump under his chin a few months before, and in …
Kristen
I was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) when I was years old. It was the summer going into my senior year of college, and I had just returned home…
Steve
I was diagnosed with stage acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in . It is not known if Humira (a drug I was prescribed) caused it or just blew up the AML. O…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Damion
In , at the age of , I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM). To say this was out of left field would be an understatement. Historically, MM has be…
Carter
In May , when Carter was just years old. While attending his cousin’s graduation in New York City, I knew something was not right because he was not …
Diane
My journey with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) started in when my spouse was diagnosed with orbital lymphoma. I have been working in the on…
Joan
What a beautiful wedding, a beautiful bride, and a handsome groom. Love was in the air. For weeks this lovely couple lived in their honeymoon state o…
Bella
Looking back at when this journey started, it kind of feels unreal. Life can change in an instant. For us, that moment was on September , . Bella had …
Elyssa
My daughter, Elyssa donated her hair for children with cancer only months before she herself was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma. Upon her diagnosis,…
Savannah
When Savannah was born, her family was overjoyed to welcome their first beautiful baby girl. But within days, her parents noticed something unusual — …
Dare 2 Dream
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Georgia
On August , , after months of complaining about severe knee pain, I was diagnosed with mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL). I was at the time of my…
Rhonda
I have been faced with insurmountable health challenges that I am very grateful to have survived. Many people call me the miracle child. To begin, I h…
Living with NHL
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Ronnie
After several months of symptoms, - All Star little leaguer Ronnie took a blood test that would determine his white blood cell count was nearly mill…
Douglas
In December , my life completely changed. I had a biopsy done just four days before Christmas, and my oncologist called me on Christmas Day to tell me…
Jim & Leslie
Jim and Leslie Donigan have been married for almost years. Currently retired with three adult children, they have both faced a cancer diagnosis but a…
Jason T.
My name is Jason T. Quimby and I am the proud past caregiver of my wife and ALL survivor Susana Moro. In November , my wife was diagnosed with ALL leu…
Rebecca
Less than one month before finishing her clinical fellowship year as a pathologist, Becca was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Her life, as well…
Maddox
Maddox's journey began in October when he first started showing signs of being sick at just three years old. He had a tummy ache one day and a few b…
Isabel
I never expected to have my whole adult life colored by cancer. In the fall of my freshman year of college, I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous l…
Fernando
I am a - cancer survivor and am about to begin my first year of law school.As I began my final semester of college, it never occurred to me that anyth…
Why our mission is bigger than a cure
We’ve known since our organization’s founders, the de Villiers family, lost their son Robbie to leukemia in that the need to learn more about blood c…
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Julie
My name is Julie. I’m a loving mother of three outstanding kids, a successful businesswoman, wife, breast cancer survivor, and now mother of a true ca…