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Grace, young acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient, wearing mask and stethoscope in medical office

Grace

We were busy living our daily lives, and Grace had just celebrated her 9th birthday. She was involved in dance and was a normal kid, but cancer came o…

Targeting the inflammatory GM-CSF pathway in high risk CMML

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare but poorly understood blood cancer often presenting with crippling inflammatory symptoms that frequen…

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Every Year Counts: Celebrating My Healing from Hodgkin Lymphoma

Many blood cancer survivors remember the day they were diagnosed, and they never forget it. For Racheli Alkobey Peltier—Director of Diversity, Equity,…

Angelina

In December while three months pregnant, I heard those words, "you have cancer". I was diagnosed with CML but couldn’t start my treatment of Gleevec …

Person wearing a light blue T-shirt layered with a pale green floral button-up shirt standing in a garden. Behind them is a wooden fence decorated with three colorful ceramic plates. The garden is filled with blooming flowers in shades of purple, pink, and orange, and there is a large tree with green foliage in the background.

Laurie

I was surprised in June when I noticed a lump in my groin. It got bigger, and so I went to the doctor, who ordered a CT scan and a biopsy, then a PET…

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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 …

A person is seated in a medical treatment chair with an IV line connected to the arm. The individual is wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and has a blue protective sheet draped over the lap. A patterned blanket covers part of the legs, and a white disposable cup is placed on a small tray nearby. In the background, there is medical equipment including an infusion pump with digital displays, tubing, and a yellow biohazard container. The setting appears to be a clinical or hospital environment.

Natalie

My name is Natalie, and I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at years old, just before starting my senior year at the University of Delaware.In…

Stories

Adult Natalie outside, trees behind her, wearing a black top and silver necklaces, smiling

Natalie

In December , a week after my 15th birthday, I was diagnosed with acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL) after having unclassifiable arthritis for two …

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Suggested Reading - Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own

With wisdom, wit, and the artistry of an acclaimed novelist and essayist, Elizabeth Benedict recounts her cancer diagnosis, and misdiagnoses, and do…

Man, woman, girl and boy wearing warm weather clothes in pink capes and a pink tutu

Julie

“About six years………”The doctor kept speaking but the words evaporated into thin air as Julie quickly did mental math to figure out what ages her child…

Two middle aged white men, one sitting on a hospital bed wearing a grey t-shirt and black shorts the other wearing a flag shirt and jeans both holding a cake

Greg

In , our world turned upside down when my father, Greg, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The only chance to save his life was a bone m…

myeloma survivor and family seated together

Melissa

We really want to be someone else’s story of hope.My husband, Thomas, was diagnosed in February with blood cancer, specifically, multiple myeloma (MM…

Person standing in front of a backdrop with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Light The Night logos, holding a large sign that reads “SIGNING UP TO SAVE LIVES” in bold letters. The sign also includes the event hashtags and logos. The individual is wearing a blue button-up shirt with suspenders and is pointing toward the sign.

Zac

I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in and just went through the motions for the first few years. It wasn’t until , when I got involv…

Loriana talking during an interview

Loriana

In January , health and fitness journalist, Loriana was shocked to learn that she had acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She received the diagnosis from …

Jayden, Leukemia survivor, pictured with woman

Jayden

On May , , we found out that our baby boy has leukemia. At first, it was rough but he has now been cleared of any cancer in his body! He still has to…

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis

An accurate myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis is important to help your doctor establish your MDS subtype, estimate how the disease will progr…

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Joey, smiling man on bike in front of a hospital

Joey

Joey Renick is a acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivor. He was first diagnosed at the age of , then , and again at . Joey has received years of…

Claire, smiling little girl laying belly down on bed, looking towards camera

Claire

In February , our daughter, Claire, was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) just three short months after we celebrated her sec…

Matthew

In September, , Dr. Matthew Levine noticed that his regular exercise routine and rotations in the ER were more physically draining than usual. When Dr…

Rachel a marathoner, wearing Team in Training for New Jersey Marathon 2018

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…

Varad a survivor of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Varad

I graduated in with an engineering degree and landed a analyst position at a promising startup. My future was brimming with plans, and by , I was ge…

Dare 2 Dream

Bone marrow tests for young adults

Doctors use bone marrow tests, which usually include a bone marrow biopsy and bone marrow aspiration, to examine the fluid and tissue in the bone marr…

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Harper, pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patient, strikes a pose with autumn produce

Harper

In the late summer of , - Harper returned to school for the first time since March for the start of third grade. Shortly after the beginning of the …

James, blood cancer survivor, in a cafe

James

I have leukemia/lymphoma and have been fighting this illness for seven years. I became ill in but made somewhat of a recovery until when I got reall…

A person is sitting on the arm of a gray upholstered chair with a large brown dog sitting on the seat next to them. The person is wearing a light pink short-sleeve shirt, khaki pants, patterned socks, and brown shoes. Behind them is a white window blind with a floor lamp partially in front of it. A framed picture hangs on the wall above the chair, and part of a beige rug is visible on the floor.

Ralph

Not sure my case is at all typical, but it would be interesting if other multiple myeloma (MM) sufferers shared some similarities. As best I can tell,…