On the 4th of November, I was gut punched with the diagnosis. I am just beginning of my treatment. I am scared but I am going to defeat this beast. I have great faith and wonderful support surrounding me. Sue KY Submitted 11/06/2021
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What did I do wrong? Why does my life always get f****d over? Why is it that all my dreams always fall to pieces? All these thoughts ran rapidly through my head as the glass bottle containing my special dried flowers crashed to the floor of my bedroom. Memories can …
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Hi, my name is Chaneta, I like to go by Juliet. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. I’m a singer-songwriter who wrote and released an album in October 2017. I thought the year was going to be an amazing one–promoting and performing–unfortunately, I performed …
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January 29th, 2015, I went to the emergency room with a migraine. February 4th, 2015, I went to my primary care doctor for a follow up visit for the migraine. She said, because she had not seen me since May, she wanted to do some routine blood work. I got …
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On the 8th of January, I was diagnosed with AML. I was shocked and absolutely devastated. I didn’t want to die. A day after the diagnosis, I decided that I wasn’t going to let this beat me. All I did was stay positive and focus on the best outcome. It was …
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Hello, my name is Lisa. I guess I should start at the beginning. In July 2013, I found out my husband was cheating, so I took my children and left. I started what, at the time, I thought was the hardest fight of my life–divorce and custody battle. Little did I …
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I was diagnosed on Christmas Day in 2012. I went to the ER with a kidney stone, and my white blood cell count was 150,000. I was admitted to the hospital and given medicine to bring the white blood cell count down to a safe level. In the months following, …
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After my third birthday party my parents found bruises all over me like someone had beat me with a baseball bat. They took me to the doctor and found out that I had leukemia. I can remember going an getting my blood taken a lot. They told my parents that …
Read More »18 years ago, (10 days before my 20th birthday) I was diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL). After a two year treatment plan, I am proud to say that I WON! I have been blessed with a child that I thought I couldn’t have due to the chemo treatments. She is my …
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The most important thing is to stay positive. That is how I do it daily. In October 2013, after external pains, fatigue, left abdominal pain, and bruises on my feet, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells type B. I knew I had leukemia before the doctor told me. …
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