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Sleep disturbances
You should get an adequate amount of sleep as you undergo treatment, but for many patients, sleep doesn't come easily. Here are suggestions to improve…
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Sleep disturbances in young adults
You should get an adequate amount of sleep as you undergo treatment, but for many people, sleep doesn't come easily. Here are suggestions to improve s…
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Loxley
In early September of 2020, my son started to complain of back pain. I took him to the pediatrician, where he was assessed and a multiview x-ray was o…
Drug Therapies
In the past decade alone, new drugs and new uses for existing drugs have greatly improved rates of cure or remission for patients of all ages. Newer "…
Methods to Administer Drugs
Chemotherapy and other drugs are often given in combination with each other and can be given in different ways. The method of administering the drug i…
Employment Rights of Cancer Survivors and Caregivers
Working often fulfills a critical financial and emotional need for cancer survivors and their caregivers. In addition to providing income and importan…
Chelsey
While I was recovering from my stem cell transplant, I was at home with my then 5-year-old daughter full time. She wasn't able to attend preschool due…
Julie
My name is Julie. I’m a loving mother of three outstanding kids, a successful businesswoman, wife, breast cancer survivor, and now mother of a true ca…
Israel
I am 39 years old, a father of two boys and one girl ― Abdias, 12 years old; Ester, 10 years old; and Ben, 9 years old ― and a husband to my wife Erin…
Gregg
I sailed through the first 56 years of my life...bachelor's degree, master's degree, 20 years as a physical education teacher, 15 years as a district …
Roberto
In the fall of 2014, I was living my dream. I had just finished my freshman year at NYU, where I was studying musical theater. I was living in the Eas…
Lauren
At the age of 33, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I immediately started undergoing treatment which initially consisted of intense i…
Kessler
Kessler McLaughlin’s life change forever on July 13, 2006. In the months leading up to that day, he was a typical 14-year-old kid, except that he was …
Jared
At 31, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As my career was finally taking off as a celebrity makeup artist and I finally felt “grown-u…
Krista
Where do I begin? I am a 2x acute myeloid leukemia (AML) survivor diagnosed for the first time in 2008 at the age of 38. My family and I received amaz…
Pam
Pam Katten died on September 24, 2002 after a year-long battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Pam was an extraordinary woman, beloved as a mother…
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Andrew
In 2015, I was living in New York City and noticed a lump under my left armpit when I was in the shower. Nobody likes to go to the doctor to talk abou…
Carley
Hi, my name is Carley and I am an angel. I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1995 and I died in 1996. I was 3 ½ years old when I die…
Michael
In 1995, Michael’s daughter Carley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), M-7 – a rare form of blood cancer – at just two and a half years …
Marlana
My pawpaw, Archie, raised me my entire life. He was in the Air Force and stationed in Korea. He didn't have to, but he took me in as his own. And when…
Fely
Hello, my name is Fely Agustin, I am 38 years old and a mother to two teenagers. One is going to be a freshman in college and another a freshman in hi…
Resources for Survivors
Survivorship Workbook Use this Survivorship Workbook to collect all the important information you need throughout diagnosis, treatment, follow-up c…
Donna
I would first and foremost like to introduce you to a most special lady. My Nana.She was my grandmother—my dad’s mom. Her name was Donna. She was dia…
Laniya
I was truly blessed to be introduced to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by workers from Duquesne Light Company as well as my daughter, Ebony Jennings …
Corey
Rewind to 2012, I was 35 years old, married and father of three. I was IBEW electrical lineman for a utility company and climbed poles all day (as see…