Stories

MGUS is a watch and wait situation for most of us. It is irritating, aggravating and frustrating to watch and wait for the other shoe to drop. I have now...

For nearly five years, possibly longer, I would complain to my doctor about my feet being very sensitive and painful. I had recently moved to an office with a cement...

Hi. My name is Barbara and this is my story and my journey, thus far with cancer. The past three years have been a rollercoaster ride for sure. Anyone who...

I am a two-time leukemia survivor, bone marrow transplant recipient, chronic graft versus host disease fighter, stage 3 kidney disease survivor with a long list of other medical diagnoses post...

I'm Valerie and this is my story. My story as someone who has had childhood leukemia has been a struggle my whole life. I still remember the hospital stays, however...

My son's name is David, I call him D. He just turned 6 on August 25th. He was diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL) on April 2nd, 2019. He has a loving...

My name is Stephanie. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. I received my first chemo infusion on my 43 birthday. Then, 10 days later, my Grandpa died. He was/is my...

Hi, my name is Vanessa and I was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2010. I have been doing chemo ever since and have done 3 rounds of radiation. I guess...

Hello, my name is Danyell. I was diagnosed in September 2017 with CML or chronic myelogenous leukemia. It was a very different diagnosis story. I had gone for a regular...

When I was 47 years old in 2004, my family and I received the grim news that I had advanced AML. The survival rate at the time was 15% to...

I started by turning the chemo bottles this way and that before storing them in the highest shelf of the cabinet. Now they looked like any other medication with the...

I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma on February 21, 2019. As I sat there in the treatment room alone; for my oncologist/hematologist had just dropped this on me: I remember...

Sometimes a spiritual awakening requires the body and soul to be faced with situations that are so overwhelming that you have no choice than to open your heart and recognize...

I've been praying and begging doctors and hospitals for help and diagnosis for working on 5 years now. It all started with a ripped loose collarbone at the sternum and...

In March of 2014, I had a stroke. Come to find out after an MRI I had had multiple strokes. Four months later on my stroke journey of doctor after...

I just found out last month I have PV Now I'm waiting for results from my bone marrow. Not sure how I feel...Confused, angry, scared? I have been oral chemotherapy...

Last May 2018, I was diagnosed with CLL/SLL. It's been a hard road trying to understand what I really have. Throughout this time, I was in the watchful waiting stage...

I feel tired most days. No motivation. When I eat or drink sometimes do not feel well. Thus a nap is usually in order. I've been healthy all my 75...

June 2, 2017, I learned that I have myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Doesn't that sound like something written for a Star Trek episode? Maybe something Mr. Spock would acquire? Myelo is...

I wore red that day. I wore red and looked good! Damn good! Okay…that may be a stretch…I wore an old red t-shirt, slightly loose around the neck so the...