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Jaime is
Blood Cancer United

My name is Jaime Fernandez and I am a Clinical Social Worker with UCI Health. I have the pleasure and honor of working with individuals diagnosed with blood cancers. Supporting my patients and their loved ones as they navigate these diagnoses has become my driving force. I have been a social worker for nine years now and it wasn't until I moved to UCI's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and began working with this population, that I gained a new appreciation for what I do. I feel that my prior experience of working with trauma victims has prepared me for the traumatic experience that being diagnosed with blood cancer can be.

Working with this population has also afforded me the opportunity to collaborate with LLS and join in on two of their invaluable community programs as a guest speaker: "Living Well with CLL" and "Recien Diagnosticado Con Cancer - Ahora Que Debo Hacer?" Being able to join in on one of LLS's Spanish-language programs was especially gratifying for me. As a Latino, it was a great way to give back to the Spanish-speaking community from which I came.

Español

Me llamo Jaime Fernández y soy trabajador social clínico de UCI Health. Tengo el gusto y honor de trabajar con personas a quienes se les diagnosticó cáncer de la sangre. Apoyar a mis pacientes y a sus seres queridos a medida que experimentan estos diagnósticos se ha convertido en la fuerza que impulsa mis labores. He sido trabajador social durante nueve años y no fue sino hasta que me incorporé al Centro Oncológico Integral de la Familia Chao de UCI ―y que comencé a trabajar con esta población― que revaloricé lo que hago. Considero que mi experiencia de trabajo previa con víctimas de trauma me preparó para la experiencia traumática que puede significar recibir el diagnóstico de cáncer de la sangre.

Trabajar con esta población también me ha dado la oportunidad de colaborar con LLS y participar como orador invitado en dos de sus invaluables programas comunitarios: “Living Well with CLL” y “Recién diagnosticado con cáncer: ahora, ¿qué debo hacer?”. Poder participar en uno de los programas en español de LLS fue particularmente gratificante para mí. Como latino, fue una forma excelente de retribuir a la comunidad hispanoparlante de la que provengo.


 

Jaime

LLS Volunteer

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We are Blood Cancer United.

Everyone affected by blood cancer—patients, survivors, caregivers, researchers, advocates, fundraisers, everyone—has a story. Share yours.
Headshot of Imani in her white nursing coat

Imani

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Fast Company Brands That Matter 2022 Logo

Chase

Leukemia Survivor

Jay, volunteer, and friend in candid photo

Jay

Volunteer

Manny smiling wide at 10ish years old in a white shirt

Emmanuel "Manny"

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Lori

Myelofibrosis (MF) and LLS volunteer

Snapshot of Blaine Davis in hospital room, a cancer survivor

Blaine

Leukemia Survivor

Katie, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) patient

Katie

primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL)

Holly

subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL)

Lori

follicular lymphoma (FL)

Michael and Ashlee

hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL)

Arturo Pierre

chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Isabel

chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

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