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These inspirational stories are personal accounts of the experiences of patients, carers or fundraisers - they all have a story to tell about their experience with a blood cancer.
In October 2018, Abbi began feeling nauseous and was prompted to visit her GP by colleagues. It was only after she finally got her diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia that she realised she had been having a number of leukaemia symptoms. Here, she tells her story.
Adrian Warnock’s symptoms came on suddenly, and since his diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, the symptoms haven’t let up. Here, Adrian describes his experience of ‘Watch and Wait’.
34-year-old Aimee will be running her first ever marathon in memory of her brother-in-law who passed away almost 19 years ago, aged 28, after battling lymphoma. She explains why she is taking on the London Marathon to raise funds for Leukaemia Care…
Alan was 60 when he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Despite being the exact age at which most patients are diagnosed, Alan’s lingering throat infection wasn’t seen as anything potentially serious. Here, he shares his story, and talks about how he now supports others diagnosed with leukaemia.
At only 28 years old, Alex was a nurse working with haematology when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). As both a patient and a healthcare professional, Alex retells her unique diagnosis experience as someone caught between two worlds.
Alexandra put her symptoms down to working long hours and her hectic new life in Hong Kong. However, she soon began to realise that her bruising and fatigue could be the result of something more concerning. After a search on Google brought up leukaemia, Alexandra booked an appointment with her GP, a decision that saved her life. Now over a year after her diagnosis, she shares her story.
'What do I pack for leukaemia?’ That is the question I asked my parents as I told them the life-changing news that I had blood cancer. What I didn’t vocalise was my biggest fear: ‘What if I don’t come back?’
In loving memory of our friend, Alice.
When Alma Reid began experiencing symptoms, she put them down to early mornings and a potential food intolerance. So, Alma was shocked to discover her symptoms had been caused by chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Nine months since her diagnosis, Alma is sharing her story.
Alyson was 42 years old when she began feeling overly fatigued and suffered from aches and pains in her joints which led her to book a GP appointment. After multiple bone marrow biopsies, Alyson’s myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis was confirmed. Here, she tells her Spot Leukaemia story…
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