Stories

Five years ago I was fortunate to receive a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor. I had Myelofibrosis, an incurable form of blood cancer that often morphs into AML...

I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in March of 2016. It all started with severe back pain, that started in January. I waited to see an orthopedic doctor. When the...

I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the end of April of this year. I had a 6 cm tumor, as well as my spleen, removed. The blood supply to...

My husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma almost 4 years ago. This diagnosis came roughly two weeks after his 40th birthday, and we had literally never heard of this disease...

I remember driving from Big Bend Park in far west Texas toward Dallas and stopping in Abilene for dinner. I think I had fried chicken and when I got up...

Six years ago I was experiencing some strange health symptoms for which I could simply not explain. I thought perhaps I was starting to get high blood pressure? I started...

Being a lymphoma survivor means that you have lived through something very challenging. There is no doubt that cancer is one of the most challenging diseases. The treatments for this...

I had severe arthritis in both knees and needed knee replacement but my Orthopedic surgeon was concerned about the bruises on my legs. I didn't think it was a big...

What you need to do when you are diagnosed with an MPN. 🔟. Have a good support system - When you are first diagnosed, it feels like you are on...

I was definitively diagnosed with WM in December 2020. I was having progressively worse bloodwork with my GP. It took approximately two years and bone marrow biopsy to conclude that...

In October 2019 I started writing down symptoms that I had been feeling off and on for a few years. All of a sudden it seemed like they were happening...

My name is Tony. I was diagnosed with ET..essential Thrombocythemia in the fall of 2019. I’m now 57. I had a BMB in February of 2020 to check for myelofibrosis...

I never thought of myself as an over-achiever, but as a cancer patient, I guess I am. I am fighting Multiple Myeloma and Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia. My diagnosis of...

A little intro to my story… I have been a very active 73-year-old, walking, biking, hiking, etc. I do not like to go to doctors and was always healthy, so...

Diagnosed in 2019. Yet work as hard..as if I’m a teen....and they said you’re strong. For that keeps me going....and helps my knowing....and they said I’m strong. Out of sight...

"Hey! You look great!" I give a half-smile and nod and think of the reflection in the rearview mirror I'd seen a few minutes ago. I'd seen dark circles around...

In 2020 I started losing weight, looking pale, feeling exhausted, and very stressed. Was working from home. Had agonizing pain in my ribcage. No cracked ribs per x-rays. My sis...

Recently, I posted an update on Facebook. I wrote about how I was competing in a tennis tournament. I included two pictures- one of myself in the hospital after my...

I had polycythemia vera for about 15 years. I have been giving blood twice a month to keep h&h (hematocrit and hemoglobin) in normal lab values. Last year I have...

Hi to my understanding new friends, I am not great on the computer but I do my best. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2014. The whole thyroid had...