Stories

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...

I am making a new life. Because of childhood cancer I am making a new life after spending my entire youth fighting for the life that I was promised. Because...

I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2017, it has been quite the journey dealing with changing of meds to side effects. I am learning to surrender to the unknown...

I am 46 years old, a mother of 3 and I also have 3 stepchildren. I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma on February 25th of 2021. I had had serious...

I was 14 when I was diagnosed with leukemia. I relapsed twice. When I relapsed for the first time we found that I had blast cells growing on my brain...

It was 2 weeks before Christmas when the headaches started and as my work week continued, my headaches seemed to get worse rather than better. My primary doc suggested it...

I am a Multiple Myeloma survivor of 5 years living daily pushing through this disease. I have my challenges but life is good! I went a year undiagnosed with several...

Where do I begin? Almost a year ago, my mom was diagnosed with MDS. After a few months, she was re-diagnosed with AML. I’ll be honest, I had no idea...

I had no symptoms with Lymphoma NH when I was diagnosed at 55 except for a swollen abdomen which I put down to menopause. Fortunately, my GP sent me for...

I didn't choose to lose my hair. Cancer made that choice for me! Nevertheless, I'm able to still look in the mirror and see beauty. It may not be everyone's...

It began with headaches. I had them for an entire week and they seemed to get worse. By week's end, I called a friend and asked her to bring me...

I sometimes relive the moments in which I was told about CLL and the fabled colon cancer. I even have the occasional dream – or nightmare – about my condition...

Nina Simone may or may not have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in her lifetime and she didn’t write the song “Feeling Good”. Fair enough. It’s a song about emancipation...

Editor's Note: This story contains images of the author in the hospital which may be upsetting for some readers. In July of 2019, I injured my back. It would not...

I was diagnosed with plasma cell leukemia in June 2020. After diagnosis, I was immediately placed on CAR-D-PACE. I was in the hospital for a week. I was readmitted about...

Before 1/15/2019 I used to be healthy. I used to have energy, I used to not take ANY medication, I used to remember things really well. I used to love...

I was diagnosed about two years ago with Chronic Myeloproliferative. I take 25mg of Jakafi twice a day. I have an older sister who has the same. She's had blood...

My spouse has Myelodysplastic syndrome. His white blood count is 3.4. He was advised by his oncologist to take the covid vaccine, yet he was hospitalized for 12 days with...