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Debra
In October , while at work, I fell after attempting to sit on a chair, and I went to the emergency department for . As soon as the technician began th…
Joshua
Joshua is a , blood cancer survivor. He was first diagnosed at age with lymphoma. Joshua remembers it was January , , when he told his mother and …
Rachel
Rachel was diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin lymphoma in February . She was years old. The moment when her oncologist first spoke the words “you have c…
Nikki
I was and otherwise healthy, hiking the Grand Canyon (literally) with friends, when my neck started to hurt and my arm started to swell. By the end o…
Joy
On December , , I heard those numbing words “you have cancer.” I was years old, about to turn and my whole world came to a screeching halt. After mo…
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Loxley
In early September of , my son started to complain of back pain. I took him to the pediatrician, where he was assessed and a multiview was ordered. I…
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…
Israel
I am years old, a father of two boys and one girl ― Abdias, years old; Ester, years old; and Ben, years old ― and a husband to my wife Erin for al…
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…
Chelsey
While I was recovering from my stem cell transplant, I was at home with my then - daughter full time. She wasn't able to attend preschool due to the p…
Joe
In late , I sat in my car and cried.I’d just been diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare, lymphoma blood cancer. I was , a dad, …
Gregg
I sailed through the first years of my life...bachelor's degree, master's degree, years as a physical education teacher, years as a district admini…
Roberto
In the fall of , 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 East Vi…
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…
Krista
Where do I begin? I am a 2x acute myeloid leukemia (AML) survivor diagnosed for the first time in at the age of . My family and I received amazing su…
Lauren
At the age of , I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I immediately started undergoing treatment which initially consisted of intense ind…
Michael
In , Michael’s daughter Carley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), – a rare form of blood cancer – at just two and a half years old. Fo…
Kessler
Kessler McLaughlin’s life change forever on July , . In the months leading up to that day, he was a typical - kid, except that he was in pain all the …
Jared
At , I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As my career was finally taking off as a celebrity makeup artist and I finally felt “,” it cam…
Anne
I had breast cancer years ago at age . I had a double mastectomy and four rounds of chemotherapy. I didn't know that the treatments for breast cancer…
Stories
David
I was diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia (ET) in May after a TIA at the age of . I was prescribed 81mg of aspirin until my platelets reached on…
Stories
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…
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…
Pam
Pam Katten died on September , after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Pam was an extraordinary woman, beloved as a mother, daughter, sis…