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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.
Christmas is supposed to be a happy occasion, but for the Martin’s, Christmas of 2015 was overshadowed by their son’s diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
Daniel Chapman was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) at the age of 28, a time when he was expected to be a fit and healthy soldier in the British Army. Here, he tells us his story...
In 2016, Clair sadly lost her father to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Then, less than a year later, Clair’s mum was suddenly diagnosed with the same illness that took her dad. Here, Clair tells her parents’ story.
On 13th April 2017, Chris Harrop achieved one of his life goals and made it to the North Pole, despite his diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). In the process, Chris raised a staggering £7,000 for Leukaemia Care.
In 1992, after suffering from fatigue and bruising, Anthony was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Now, 25 years later, Anthony shares his story of diagnosis and recovery.
Amanda Menage was diagnosed with AML in 2011 after feeling unwell for a couple of months.
Have you ever done a 'bucket list'? A list of all the things you would like to do or see before you're too old? Well, I was visiting Canada for work a few years ago, and a colleague and I stayed a few days after the meeting was finished and decided to go and visit the Niagara Falls.
Being told you have cancer is never going to be easy. Being told you have leukaemia when you had naively thought it was a childhood or even older person’s cancer, makes it a little harder.
'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 May 1992, Kelly was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at the age of seven after visiting her GP with some mysterious symptoms. She had been feeling tired, bruising easily and hadn't wanted to go out and play with friends.
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