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Jane

In , I retired from teaching art, mostly because I was feeling tired all the time and didn’t want the program I was running to suffer because I couldn…

Two year old Jackson walking away wearing a red baseball cap, blue Survivor shirt and medical tubing

Jackson

Life for Rachael, Brandon, and Jackson was good. Jackson was a happy and healthy baby. He loved all things trucks, looking at books, helping his dad w…

Eric with a close mouthed smiles, wearing a suit and tie

Ernest

During my summer internship at General Motors in Flint, Michigan, I suddenly started feeling extremely restless. Soon after a lump the side of a golf …

A couple stands arm‑in‑arm on a sunny day, wearing wide‑brimmed hats as they smile together atop a boat overlooking a lively riverside community. The bright sky, rustic rooftops, and calm water create a warm, peaceful backdrop—capturing a moment of togetherness, love, and quiet strength that reflects the resilience shared by families whose lives have been touched by blood cancer.

Heidi

My amazing husband, Chad, discovered he was critically ill at age when he became unusually short of breath during a hike. Although we had known for y…

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Eileen, blood cancer supporter and advocate

Eileen

To say that I have always been daddy's little girl would be the biggest understatement. Everything from school dances to projects in the garage, I cou…

Emily smiling in the classroom where she teaches young children

Emily

One night in August , I had sudden and extreme back pain. My husband took me to the hospital where they told me I was fine and sent me home. Three oth…

Snapshot of Zachary holding his baby, a cancer survivor

Zachary

Two months after we were married, my husband was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in July . I was weeks pregnant with our first baby when …

Smiling woman standing in grassy field

Christy

I fell in love with distance running in while training for my first marathon as a member of Team In Training, raising money for The Leukemia & Lympho…

Nicole standing outside holding a large Team Nicole Light the Night banner with 2 friends, smiling

Nicole

Just two weeks into my junior year of high school, I was pulled out of class at lunch and packed a small overnight bag, not realizing I wouldn’t retur…

Krista in a head scarf seated with her husband wearting matching navy blue sweatshirts, smiling

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…

person reclining in a maroon medical chair with legs extended, wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt and green pants. The individual has a bandage and medical tubing on one arm and is giving a thumbs-up gesture. Surrounding the chair are various medical devices, including an IV pole, infusion pumps, and a monitor. A television screen is visible in the background on the left side.

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, …

A person stands on a quiet, snow‑covered woodland path, wearing a dark zip‑up jacket lightly dusted with snowflakes. Bare winter trees surround the trail, creating a still, muted landscape. The cold air and gently falling snow evoke a sense of resilience and reflection—an atmosphere that mirrors the strength often required in a journey with blood cancer.

Tim

I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma (NHL) in preparation for heart surgery. While my disease was stage , it was also , and I went ahead and had …

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Headshot Amos Trumble, a cancer survivor

Amos

Amos is years old and has been in treatment for leukemia since September . Three weeks after his very first day of kindergarten, he was diagnosed wit…

Man standing and laughing with hand on shoulder of women smiling from hospital bed

Monica

Our daughter, Monica, is a busy mother of three sweet girls, age months, years and years. After a long winter filled with the girls’ colds, infecti…

Headshot of Bonnie, a cancer survivor

Bonnie

I went to the ER with chest pain in March of when my doctor saw a spot in my CAT scan the size of an orange. A few days later, I had a biopsy and it …

A young child celebrating the end of blood cancer treatment stands indoors ringing a brass “Ringing Out” bell mounted on a plaque. The child smiles with eyes closed, surrounded by red‑and‑white decorations and signs. They wear a black shirt that reads “My Last Day of Chemo — It Was Tough but I Was Tougher,” symbolizing strength, remission, and completion of chemotherapy

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…

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Cindy

Our church choir had put on a big Easter program in , lots of practices and multiple performances. After the fact, several, including me, came down wi…

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Chris

When I started this journey six years ago, I never would have imagined I would take part in TEN Team In Training events, but losing a great friend can…

Thomas ringing the bell, HL survivor

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. …

A caregiver holds a young child in a hospital room, with medical supplies on the bed nearby, in a scene representing the experience of a blood cancer patient.

Karina

Our daughter, Kiahura (Rara), was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at a very young age, a moment that completely changed our family’s life.…

Dare 2 Dream

Two children sit together on a hospital bed, sharing a tablet and covered with a blanket, with medical equipment nearby—capturing a moment of comfort, connection, and childhood resilience within the blood cancer community and pediatric blood cancer care.

Sky

Emily and Constance entered my life through the narrow doorway of early motherhood, the fragile fellowship when women bind themselves to one another t…

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Antonio holding a "Survivor" sign, a cancer survivor

Antonio

In at four years old I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Luckily, my sister who was two at the time was a bone marrow match so I und…

Emily and her mom hugging and smiling in a park at some point during Emily's treatment for lymphoma

Emily

My daughter, Emily is my hero! She is years old and was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in June . Her initial symptoms started with a cough and her l…

Picture of mature man holding a young child on his lap while he plays the piano

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…

Simantinee standing at a beach, HL survivor

Simantinee

It started when I was in my second year of studying engineering with a small lump on my neck. Dad's suspicion got me to the procedure room the next mo…