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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient

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

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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, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) patient

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…

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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…

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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 …

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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

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…