Stories

I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma bone marrow cancer last year in July. I go to chemo twice a week. I'm in remission right now I also suffer from neuropathy...

Done with the chemo and all the Mg. of pills. I learned I am not Super Man. I have had bouts that far exceed anything I have ever been through...

At this moment I cannot even think of a title to put down for my story. It’s been such a whirlwind. My story starts off with having Covid in March...

In 2016, started having some health issues. After numerous tests, including a fat pad biopsy, a kidney biopsy, and a bone marrow biopsy I was told I had Multiple Myeloma...

The year I was diagnosed with AML. Scared to death. The chemo turned water into rust and the metal smell came out of my skin. Hair loss, vomiting, bowels like...

I have 8 cats and they are such wonderful company for me. I know that they are a lot of work which they are, cleaning out the litter boxes is...

After the blood test at the ER, I was told I had blasts!! I asked, "What's that?" They said I have leukemia. I was in disbelief. No one in my...

The morning of 9/11/01 was a doubly surreal experience for me. I was waiting for an appointment with my doctor at M. D. Anderson's Leukemia Center in Houston while chaos...

Before I could get a stem cell transplant at UVA, my partner had to sign a waiver saying she would be my caregiver. If not, no transplant. I didn't realize...

My husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 2 years ago. In the last month, he has taken a turn for the worse. Chemo, radiation, and meds did not help. He...

I was diagnosed in 2014 with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and have been on different meds and infusions. I am currently on Brukinsa and was on Imbruvica for years. I am traveling...

My wife was told she has blood cancer 6 months ago so our journey begins. She's 59 and scared to death she has always been healthy now her life has...

The basic premise of this story is simple I was fighting something but what? I didn’t have symptoms close enough together, we were all in lockdown, and I had too...

My daughter Mya was diagnosed with AML M6 back in 2017 at the age of 2 1/2 yrs old. We had no idea at the time that she even had...

My diagnosis of MDS was not a complete shock to me. As a retired RN I understand with the symptoms I was experiencing I either had MDS or multiple myeloma...

Mine was discovered from blood tests during a routine physical examination at my family doctor's office. It stayed in the smoldering stage for better than 3 years but is now...

I was the primary caregiver for my mother for about four years. A duty I would happily do over again! I watched my mother suffer as she spent all day...

At the young age of 36, I was diagnosed with the “older peoples” disease of CLL. Despite the diagnosis, I moved forward with marriage and family. I was told I...

In the early spring of 2014, I gradually began feeling inordinately bone-tired; the slightest exertion suddenly required a major effort. Just making dinner for two took every ounce of self-discipline...

I was diagnosed ~ 3 years ago with AML and underwent a stem cell transplant from my sister. AML has impacted every aspect of my life but not all for...