Lymphoma Stories

Hi! My name is Lisa Douthit. I feel like I have been battling disease my whole adult life. I even wrote a book titled Wellness Warrior – Fighting For Life In Fabulous Shoes to talk about some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way and what worked to help …

On my 49th birthday I spent the day with my surgeon checking suspicious lumps that I had found. It was no big deal, except they found out I had B-cell, stage two Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Happy Birthday (and it was)! After four rounds of chemo, I fight the good fight, …

In September 2010, I was 20 years old, and my lower hip started hurting at nighttime. Only at nighttime would my hip hurt. Then in October my back started hurting, and then my legs. The pain would be so unbearable that I would have to take four aspirin at night to …

I was diagnosed with lymphoma on Feb 1st 2012, after nine months of being told my health issues were all in my head or due to menopause. Finally, someone figured out what was wrong with me. Relief! Oh my God, I have cancer. Fear! Biopsy, scans, port, and then five …

I would like to tell you a little bit about me and my journey with the big ‘C’ and let you know that if you live, you will laugh again and it will be even funnier each time you think about it. I don’t know about ya’ll, but I always …

When I was 35, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, borderline stage 3. I went through 9 months of chemotherapy consisting of (ABVD) Adramycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine. Luckily I had a wonderful doctor in Columbia, Missouri at Ellis Fischel. That was 14 years ago. It’s hard. It really is. You …

In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. I was 31 years old. I fought for 2 years with more then 6 rounds of chemotherapy, 2 rounds of radiation, and 2 surgeries. Then on February 22, 2011, the doctors gave me great news; I was cancer free! I have …

There is a light at the end of the tunnel! In 2007 I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer, 6 mos after my ex-husband and I were getting a divorce. I felt my life was upside down. In the midst of this I had a sweet angel my daughter, Taelor. …

My daughter graduated high school at the end of May. She was 17 years old. Around that time, she complained of being tired. I explained it away by telling her to quit going to all of the graduation parties and staying out so late. Then she said that she lost …

I’ve been through a lot in my life. I grew up with an alcoholic mother that in October of 2008 committed suicide and passed away. Yeah, we might not have gotten along as well as much as I would have liked us to, but it was still the hardest thing …