Stories

My mom passed away from cancer and 6 months later I was diagnosed with CLL. It came as quite a shock since this kind of leukemia typically affects older gentleman...

I was 72 when my ride began. In Oct 2014, I had just moved from Florida to Southern California. I was getting settled in and thought my fatigue was due...

My husband was diagnosed early in 2018. He also had rapid onset dementia...it was tough. We were dog mushers and spent weekends on the new river trail in Virginia. It...

Nov 2016, 3 days before Thanksgiving, I was diagnosed with MDS blood cancer. My mom was diagnosed on December 3rd, 2016 with lung cancer. Barely got through the holiday when...

So, my journey started in 2015, 2 weeks after my mother passed away from cancer. Needless to say, I was in a cloud the two years I battled my lymphoma...

My name is Becky, and I am a Registered Nurse. In July of 2013, I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia at the age of 47. After a month of...

Hi, I’m Nichola. I am 43 and married with 2 daughters aged 9 and 13. I work as an assistant head in a primary school. I was initially diagnosed with...

After 69 years of good health, I was told by my physician that my kidneys were failing in mid-2014 and referred me immediately to a nephrologist for testing. I had...

This summer, my husband had night sweats, lost weight, and had a huge lump (he finally told me) in the groin area. The lump was removed and the Dr. told...

I was diagnosed with B-Cell lymphoma stage 4, on June 1st, 2015. I had IV chemo, over 40 blood transfusions, dozens of Neupogen shots, blood clots, pneumonia, and had allergic...

After a terrible migraine and nausea, I went to the emergency room. After scans and blood work, I was diagnosed with polycythemia vera. Actually, it was May 23, 2017... I'll...

Hello, I am 53 and was surprised when I was told in the early part of 2014 that I had Multiple Myeloma. WOW, what a life-changing moment. I had a...

My husband has multiple myeloma. Started 2 years ago. He had leg pain from his hip to the heal of his left leg. Went to primary care physician and did...

Was diagnosed with NHL was clear for 8 years. Felt sick, went ER. They did a CT scan, I had a feeling before the Dr. came back. I told Dr...

Good day all! I am 67 yrs old and over a year ago, I was diagnosed with marginal zone, B cell NHL with a tumor in my spleen. My spleen...

I'm 56, disabled, but still here. At 49 I was having terrible headaches, so bad I went to my primary, crying, telling her she has to do something. After taking...

After twenty lonely, post-divorce years, at the age of 62, I had finally met and married a wonderful man. We pooled our resources and bought an oceanfront dream house, and...

I turned 50 this year....this is usually a time to celebrate . I have always been in good health, going to my PCP once a year for check-ups, etc. So...

In 1991 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a mastectomy with reconstruction and 9 months of chemo. In 2006 another mastectomy with reconstruction, however no chemo this time...

Hi friends. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2015. I underwent 27 treatments of radiation followed by four full rounds of chemo. I am still receiving maintenance chemotherapy...