1297 results for Support
Refine Your Search
Norman
I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at years old in . I contacted the local Blood Cancer United office where I live, and was help…
Megan
Seven years ago I was years old and a freshman in college. I could not have been more proud of myself. I had a . GPA, I joined the cheerleading team …
Melissa
I want to tell you about my hero, my wife, Melissa. She is from the time she gets out of bed until the time she returns. She's been a part of Team In…
Tom
Hello Friends — this is my leukemia journey, For those of you who don’t know me, my entire -year teaching career was spent with - year olds. I’ve alwa…
Whitney
I am delighted to be a new member of the Clinical Trial Support Center team at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)! After eight years as a clinical …
Anubha
I experienced extreme nausea and slight shortness of breath for a week prior to being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), clots in my l…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Jaime
My name is Jaime Fernandez and I am a Clinical Social Worker with UCI Health. I have the pleasure and honor of working with individuals diagnosed with…
Cayden
In April , Cayden began experiencing leg pain and developed an unusual limp that alarmed his mother, Courtney. Soon, the pain progressed to a stiff n…
Beth
Shortly after Thanksgiving of , I started feeling sick and extremely weak. By late January of , I was diagnosed with stage IV aggressive Burkitt’s lym…
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…
Diana
My introduction to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) began in the early 2000s. I joined a Light The Night Team to support research and programs fo…
Krista
Prior to my diagnosis, I was a daughter to my parents, a dedicated dog mama to my Golden Retriever, a loyal friend, and an enthusiastic high school h…
Gerardo (Jerry)
I came into this world with a ,-mile warranty. During all my life, maybe I had a cold once in a while, some minor stuff, a bit of bursitis, but nothin…
Stories
Eva
In , as a - sophomore in college, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). After two years of suffering from a mystery illness, I finally had answe…
Katie
I want to share my blood cancer journey. It all started back in October when I was at Gonzaga University. I started to experience the symptoms that I…
Stuart
Five years ago, Toni underwent a bone marrow biopsy because of unexplained anemia. She was found to have myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a precursor t…
Jan
In , Jan, her husband, Michael, and their son, Ethan, were living a full and active life. They ran a successful small business, and Jan, a passionate …
Makenzie
My daughter Makenzie was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in January , when she was just four years old. She had no signs or symptoms of …
Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Barry
I was diagnosed with lymphoma in May of . The diagnosis came after three or four months of tests attempting to diagnose a lump from my neck (which w…
Silma
My mother never had an easy life, but she is courageous and strong. She has never let any pitfall keep her from moving forward in life. She is a hardw…
Betty
In , after doing a -mile, walk in support of breast cancer, of which I am also a survivor of, I realized that something seemed wrong as the walk was …
Pamela
In the fall of , I rushed my wife, Pam Lewis, to the first of six emergency room visits. As with all of the visits, she was in such acute pain she co…
Lenny
I am nominating an extraordinary person, that I have never met in person before. This person truly changed my life in many ways. He has performed m…
Charity
In March of , I was diagnosed officially with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) after a blood test and bone marrow biopsy. I had just turned and had my …
Carolyn
In November , my daughter Valerie was born. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection by my doctor and received rounds of an…