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It was July of last year. I had a cold I was getting over and thought I had a sinus infection. I went to an ENT who told me everything was okay. Days later I had swelling in my gums and went to a dentist. They took two X-rays and didn't like what they saw and sent me to an oral surgeon. He did a CAT scan and saw major bone loss. He proceeded to do a biopsy, and days later I learned I had cancer. It turned out to be large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The pathology took a long time, and I was literally dying waiting to get treatment. It was aggressive and stage 4. Life-changing. I had a great doctor at Memorial Sloan Kettering and started treatment as soon as they could do their own pathology. Five months later, I have a clean scan and am on my way to recovery. It is much more in-depth, but that's the CliffsNotes version.

Jonathan

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

We are Blood Cancer United.

Everyone affected by blood cancer—patients, survivors, caregivers, researchers, advocates, fundraisers, everyone—has a story. Share yours.
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Lisa

Lymphoma survivor

Steve

NHL Survivor

Tricia

T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL)

Varad

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Felicia

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Allison

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Marko

anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)

Jessica

nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma (NSHL)

Steven

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Susanne

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

Peyton

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Dixie

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

We are Blood Cancer United.

Everyone affected by blood cancer—patients, survivors, caregivers, researchers, advocates, fundraisers, everyone—has a story. Share yours.
Lisa and a man standing in a football stadium holding white, yellow and red Light The Night lanterns

Lisa

Lymphoma survivor

Steve

NHL Survivor

Tricia

T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL)

Varad

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Felicia

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Allison

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Marko

anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)

Jessica

nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma (NSHL)

Steven

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Susanne

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

Peyton

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Dixie

non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

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