Stories

In 2018 while having a routine physical I was referred to a Hematologist/Oncologist. I was told I had a “good cancer, CLL. It was scary as my dad passed away...

I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2006 . I went into a trial and it worked. However, after the treatments wore off my oncologist noticed my white...

On May 13, 2022, I was diagnosed with large B cell lymphoma. Today, July 20, I had my first chemo treatment. It is a two-day treatment every three weeks...

3.5 years ago I went for a check ✔️ up... thought my thyroid was acting up again...I'm hypo... since childhood....and Dr. Sent me for more tests..a PET scan ..and other...

My leukemia was discovered as I was ending treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. That was 2006. So I don’t really know how long I have had leukemia. I am not...

Every year the nurses at the Co. Blood Cancer Inst throw a little birthday party for me when I come in for blood labs. This year my visit was the...

I was diagnosed with breast cancer the summer of 2006. What a shock! Anyway, I volunteered for a clinical trial. After the treatment was over I got a call from...

Had Hodgkin's lymphoma Dx'd back in 1998.I was treated with chemo and radiation. I was in remission for 8 months then relapsed. I had an auto stem cell transplant in...

Almost 3 years ago I was dx. with MDS/MPN, AIHA.This was after my first bone marrow biopsy. ( my G.P. had seen anemia on several visits. After being put on...

Upon arriving at the clinic I was told that I had a very bad case of blood cancer, and without treatment, I had about six months to live. The doctor...

I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in May 2021. I was extremely fatigued, with bruising all over my body and petechia covered my lower legs. I was rushed to...

In late December 2018, they found an adenocarcinoma in my left lung. Had it removed in early January 2019. Until December 2020 all CT scans were clean then that last...

I was dx 2017 with high tumor burden Trisomy12 unmutated CD38 positive and hyperleukocytosis which can happen in chronic disease but rather happens in acute leukemias. I was included in...

I was diagnosed with ALL +Ph at 63. I went thru chemo and went into remission in half the sessions they had planned for me. I needed a bone marrow...

I was diagnosed with ALL on April 1, 2017. Boy was this a crazy April fools day for me. It was crazy we were having a nice vacation in Maryland...

When diagnosed with stage 3 myeloma in 1992, I decided to fight. 4 stem cell transplants, secondary cancer, many clinical trials, and second opinions later, and I remain active, exercising...

I have suffered and survived, breast cancer, a double mastectomy. Ten years later, large B cell Lymphoma, another ten years passed. Once again I was diagnosed with large B cell...

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...