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AnnaKate
In my junior year of college, I felt so sick that I would sleep through online classes, throwing up every couple of days. I thought I was just stresse…
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Peyton
My son, Peyton, was diagnosed with lymphoma (NHL) in when he was just eight years old. I nearly dropped to the ground in devastation when I heard th…
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Holly
I noticed a bulge on my lower abdomen in December . I had a negative ultrasound and CT. What was initially believed to possibly be a lipoma (benign tu…
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Laura
I was diagnosed with stage mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in December , but at the time, it was considered to be "indolent." That quickly changed in late…
Keisha
In , I was diagnosed with a rare and chronic form of lymphoma (NHL). I was beyond devastated as I knew there was no cure for my condition, and I also…
Daniel (Lil Sicky)
Cancel blood cancer with web3! Daniel is a - lymphoma patient who combined his medical diagnosis and love of digital art into an NFT project supportin…
Joan
In October , I was handing out candy to my neighborhood’s tiny ghouls and goblins, but the scariest thing that Halloween was a phone call from my doct…
Steven
In , I was and in pretty good shape. I was at the gym working out, and after a certain lift, I could not get off the bench by myself. After being hel…
Christen
Originally from northern New York, Christen moved to Denver, Colorado, in after completing her Bachelor of Science of Nursing at Le Moyne College to …
Mollie
Although I was a blood cancer patient many years ago, survivorship is a journey I take every day. Ever since my diagnosis, I’ve spent my free time eng…
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Ann
After being in remission from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for years, things were going well for me. Then a day after my 48th birthday, I was diagnos…
Caitlin
In June , I was diagnosed with a super rare form of leukemia called, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic neoplasm (BPDCN).At the time, I was years old, ju…
Judy
I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) on April , , just four months after my 30th birthday.My beautiful daughter had turned three in F…
Tiffany
I was first diagnosed in July . The doctors in Joplin kept saying I had strep (which I did, at first) and it never got better. Appointments after appo…
Lyra
Lyra is a confident who spreads joy wherever she goes! She loves to sing, dance, draw, snuggle while reading stories and is rarely seen in anything b…
Dulcy
I was and had just moved away to go to nursing school, when I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). In , the only treatment option f…
Shaun
I endured acute myeloid leukemia (AML), multiple rounds of brutal chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and an open heart surgery - all for only a …
Living with Acute Leukemia
Daniel
On October , after complaining of excruciating pain in his back, we took our year old son Jack to see the pediatrician. He checked him out and told …
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Dan
My name is Dan. I was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM). After a battery of excruciating, painful biopsies and bloodwork, my doctors prescrib…
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Megan
I am a - girl who likes to play soccer and basketball, and I am in 7th grade. I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes () with monosomy . It is …
Ron
This started years ago when my mom was first diagnosed with lymphoma. I wanted to do more and saw the purple team always out running events I was ent…
Teresa
I was diagnosed in with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Upon diagnosis, perhaps the greatest shock was becoming aware that I knew so little about…
Ariel
I was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) on January , . I hadn’t been feeling well for a while. I was having very odd symptoms. For exa…
Ryan
My name is Ryan, and I’m a - Honorary Hero for Blood Cancer United. In October , my life was turned upside down in a matter of moments. What started a…
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FAQs: Proposed federal spending cuts and blood cancer research and care
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has heard great concerns from patients, caregivers, volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers, community…
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