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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 …
Alexa
Mike () and daughter Alexa () have embarked on a journey since of full marathon running that started as a fundraiser for Blood Cancer United in honor…
Stories
Hugh
I’m currently a survivor of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), as I’m in remission as of August . I’m years old and was very healthy, hardly ever getting a commo…
Grace
My name is Grace Davis. I’m years old, and I’m a ballerina, Junior Zoo Keeper at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, actress, singer, and I am a childhood leukemi…
Reginé
I thought it was 'just another torn meniscus' back in the fall of . The symptoms and signs all seemed too familiar and I just knew I'd have to get my …
Emily
I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia () when I was weeks pregnant. I came into the ER with a high fever from the flu, and one routine C…
Amber
On November , , I was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). There was no sign that anything was wrong until I went in for routine blood w…
Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Howie
In January I got pneumonia for the third in under two years. The hematologists examined my blood and suspected CLL, since my count was so low. Then …
Bella
Looking back at when this journey started, it kind of feels unreal. Life can change in an instant. For us, that moment was on September , . Bella had …
Nicole
I am , and I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at . It all began with chest pains that increased over time, only lat…
Hollis
I was diagnosed with lymphoma in January and it has been an uncertain journey since then. I’m still unsure of what lymphoma means to me. Because I hav…
Marty
The last time I gave blood was in June of . I was set to start my fourth gallon when I was told by the volunteer my iron was too low. “Come back next …
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…
Exploiting Novel Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
The overall objective of this project is to identify novel pathways that may be targeted for therapeutic benefit in CMML. We have identified abnormal …
Characterizing the epigenetic mechanisms of inflammation-mediated fitness advantage in clonal hematopoiesis
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) often precedes AML development, yet the molecular basis of CH expansion and progression to AML remains a mystery. By deployi…
Histone methyltransferases as key dependencies in SETBP1-mutant leukemias
This study aims to explore how mutant SETBP1 affects histone methyltransferase complexes to drive gene transcription. I will use biochemical, imaging…
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) diagnosis
While certain signs and symptoms may indicate that a person has essential thrombocythemia (ET), a series of tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis.…
Blood Cancer
Melanie
On December , , I heard the words no one wants or expects to hear, "you have cancer." I had been feeling tired and easily out of breath for about two …
Matthew "Scott"
On January 11th, at : p.m., exactly days before my baby brother's 40th birthday cancer decided to come to the party uninvited. It would be the first…
Laura
I was diagnosed with stage IVB Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) about a week after my 30th birthday in . I was a new mom to an - baby and had been experiencing s…
Ira
In , I was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer and am a survivor after urostomy surgery. Flash forward to December , when I was diagnosed with myel…
Stories
Perry
My grandfather, Bob, is closely involved with Blood Cancer United and helped found Visionary of the Year in Sacramento. The event spun into Student Vi…
Stories
Liam
In April , Liam was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when he was just years old. After living in the hospital for four months of intensive…
Richard
People tend to think that cancer will never affect them. I know, because I was once one of those people. Growing up, I never knew of anyone that had c…
Stories
Ashley
I grew up hearing stories about when my uncle Mark was diagnosed with leukemia. The heartache, the stress on the family, the fear and luckily for all…