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Thomas
I had bariatric surgery on May , . At the time, I weighed just under pounds, and I understood that there was a higher possibility for complications. …
Sara
Seeing RosesI sold my house―the one that I’d raised my children in―and moved to a rental until I found a new home for the new me, the me who was now …
Joshua
Just three days after Christmas, my world was turned upside down. I was admitted to the hospital because I was unable to keep any food down and felt t…
Jane
In October , I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. After growing up never getting sick, I had cancer. It was incredibly difficult to comprehend at th…
Tricia
My story is truly about the little family that could. In , I felt I had it all: a loving partner, a new job offer, and plans to start a family. Upon m…
Joshua
Just three days after Christmas, my world was turned upside down. I was admitted to the hospital because I was unable to keep any food down and felt t…
Jude
At age five, on my fourth day of kindergarten, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). With the % survival rate for ALL, I was confid…
Chaneta Juliet
Hi, my name is Chaneta, I like to go by Juliet. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. I’m a who wrote and released an album i…
AJ
On December , , our lives changed forever. And sadly, it was just the beginning.I was assigned to work a night shift an hour away from where I dropped…
Understanding blood cancers and treatment options
Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are types of cancer that can affect the bone mar…
Declaración de LLS sobre la estrategia federal de vacunación
(Rye Brook, NY, de septiembre de ) — Nuestra principal prioridad es, y siempre ha sido, la seguridad de los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer de l…
LLS Applauds FDA Approval of New Treatment Option for Pediatric Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®) in combination with standard chemotherapy in children …
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Relentless High School Students Forge Ahead for a Future Without Cancer
Thousands of high school students in hundreds of communities across the country have proven that nothing, not even a global pandemic, can stand in the…
FDA Approves New Treatment for Children and Young Adults with Chronic Graft versus Host Disease
This week marked another milestone for the treatment of graft versus host disease in children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ib…
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Emmanuel "Manny"
Our son Emmanuel “Manny,” though born with special needs (Down syndrome), was and is your typical little boy. However, up until the time he turned mo…
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn describes herself as a wanderlust who never likes to let the grass grow under her feet. After college, she moved from her hometown in Florid…
Kabir
Kabir is an boy who is very affectionate, loving, and sweet. He has endless interests and loves dogs, superheroes, ponies, mermaids, magic shows, zoo…
Caitlyn
My world started to turn upside down in January of after starting to exercise and trying to lose weight. At first, I thought I had pulled a muscle in…
Nicholas
It started with a stiff neck. Then came fatigue and a sore throat. I started feeling full after only a few bites of food. Workouts were getting more d…
Paul
I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age and since then I've had two bone marrow transplants and . For the past years I …
Dare 2 Dream
Halley
My story with cancer began long before I was diagnosed this year at . When I was years old, my - sister, Hannah, became too tired to play with me. As…
Heriberto
I was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) on Friday the 13th ― August , , to be exact ― seven months after being married, three months after my weddi…
Skylar
As a parent, there are few words that can knock you on your feet. “Your child has cancer” is one of those phrases that can make you fall apart in an i…
Amanda
My name is Amanda, and I am a stage 4b classical multicellularity Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) survivor. It all started after spring break of my junior year…
Renee
I was a senior in high school preparing to graduate. I had summer plans to work at my youth group camp and endless ideas for my future. That all came …