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Patience
We were clobbered, like every patient, every family, who gets clobbered with a diagnosis. In our healthy, brilliant - son came home to discover t…
Amanda
As a popular entertainment anchor on the “Good Day LA” morning show in Los Angeles, Amanda Salas has always kept busy. But after she was diagnosed wit…
Kyle
In April , Kyle, a - football star at Glenn Hills High School in Hephzibah, Georgia, noticed a large lump on his throat while taking a shower. After a…
Greysun
Hi! My name is Greysun! I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on March , . I was fortunate to get outstanding medical treatment at UNC Chi…
Kendra
I first learned of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) when I participated in a Team in Training (TNT) event to walk a half marathon in San Francisc…
Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
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 …
Gina
My story began in . Before we left to visit family up North, I found a small lump in my vaginal area. I met with my doctor after we got back, and she …
LLS Statement on Inauguration Day 2021
February , Our right to vote is the heart of our democracy, as is a free and fair election. The democratic process is critical to our work at The Leu…
Paul
Thank you on behalf of the Freeman Wilner Family for this Honored Hero Award in memory of my father, Dr. Freeman Wilner, he was a hero to many. Dr. Wi…
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion using cells donated by healthy volunteers can help replace red cells, platelets and other blood components. Some people with leukemi…
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Blood transfusions for young adults
Blood transfusion using cells donated by healthy volunteers can help replace red cells, platelets and other blood components. Some people with leukemi…
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Cobomarsen Received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. FDA for the Treatment of T-cell Lymphoma
BOULDER, Colo., July , - miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGEN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapi…
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…
Dare 2 Dream
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…
Dare 2 Dream
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Cynthia
Cynthia was on a family vacation in when she began experiencing back pain so severe that she had to be in a wheelchair for the rest of the trip. When…
Angelia
My name is Angelia, and I’m a mother, entrepreneur, and the founder of Hope Magazine. In July , after nearly two years of unexplained symptoms and una…
Stories
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…
Amanda
The word “warrior” seems too tame to describe Amanda Monteiro, a volunteer with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). She’s fueled by her desire to…
Jess
Thirteen years ago, my cousin brought me and our family into the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) world. Her friend's dad had lost his battle, an…
John William
I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in December . After three days of chemo, which was discontinued due to bleeding in my lungs, I spent…
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…