Inspirational stories

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.

Laura McLoughlin

Laura was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia at the age of 37 on World Leukaemia Day. Here, she shares her experience of a disease more common in those aged over 60.

Peter Threader

Peter was diagnosed with hypoplastic myelodysplasia (MDS) in early 2012, at the age of 63. On May 24th 2012, Peter received a stem cell transplant which saved his life. On the 10th year anniversary of his stem cell transplant, now 72, Peter tells us his story.

David FitzGerald: my experience of COVID-19

David was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in 2012. Last year, he contracted COVID-19. Here, he shares the story of his leukaemia diagnosis, and his experience of having COVID-19 as a cancer patient.

Sarah Paling – four years on

Sarah was eventually diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) after unknowingly displaying symptoms for over two months in 2017. Three years on from her stem cell transplant, she's updating us on her story.

Sarah Goodyear

Just two days before Sarah’s 33rd birthday, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Less than a year since her diagnosis, Sarah is now in remission. Here, she talks about her symptoms and treatment during a global pandemic.

Jules Fielding

Jules was 39 years old when she visited the GP due to having a long-lasting period, experiencing fatigue and unexplained bruising. Here she tells her Spot Leukaemia story and her journey to remission…

Zoe Sarginson

27-year-old Zoe Sarginson was in the first trimester of pregnancy when she began to feel ill, but her symptoms were mistaken for pregnancy and a bad infection. Zoe knew something wasn’t right, and her persistence soon delivered a devastating diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia. Nearly two years since the onset of her symptoms, Zoe is sharing her story.

Ross Happell

Ross was 20 in 1986 when he suddenly began to feel fatigued and short of breath. He put this down to a lack of fitness, but it soon became apparent it was something much more serious. Now 36 years on from diagnosis, Ross is sharing his story to give hope to others.

Terence Gascoigne

Before diagnosis, Terence had no symptoms, but when a routine blood test returned as ‘borderline’, Terence was concerned. It took weeks before his results were finally investigated, and he was shocked to discover he had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Here, Terence shares his Spot Leukaemia story.

Lisa Jackson

For Lisa, her symptoms came on suddenly, but thanks to the quick-thinking of her GP, Lisa received her diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) before it was too late. Here, Lisa is sharing her Spot Leukaemia story.

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