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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.
Jan had been a fit and avid long-distance walker and cyclist. However, whilst on holiday in Spain, she found herself low on energy and breathless. She visited the hospital abroad where she received her acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) diagnosis, alongside pneumonia. Here she shares her Spot Leukaemia story…
Margaret and Gill were both diagnosed with essential thrombocythaemia (ET), a rare blood disorder that causes a high number of blood cells called platelets to form. Despite the rarity, they found friendship in one another through the Leukaemia Care buddy scheme, to find they only live one village across from one another! Margaret and Gill share their stories...
Imagine you were given only three months to live. What would you wish for? You may wish to be able to move your partner and children closer to family, so they have the support they need. We may wish for somebody to talk to, who is able to share advice in these difficult times. This was a reality for David who was given three to six months to live after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) at the end of 2021.
Geoff was 56 when he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) after going to the GP for a blood test due to prostate issue concerns. From here, he has been on Watch and Wait for 12 years, and feels that sometimes he is just left to his own devices as he is not on any form of treatment.
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.
November 2022 will mark John’s 20-year Watch and Wait anniversary, after he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in September 2002. In John’s experience, CLL patients on Watch and Wait have had to look after themselves, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. John shares his Watch and Wait story.
Ann, currently 73, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) when she was 59 years old, after experiencing extreme tiredness for a few years prior to her diagnosis. After being on Watch and Wait for 13 years, Ann has now been on treatment for just under a year. Here, she shares her Watch and Wait story.
Elizabeth Myles was 71 when she was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) following a routine blood test. Now 74, she tells us her experience of being placed on Watch and Wait.
Anton Brcar was 47 when he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Now 53, Anton tells us about his experience of the Watch and Wait period and what he would change to improve it, as well as the challenges he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eileen, now 73 years old, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) at 67 years old after a routine blood test. Watch and Wait is not a name Eileen chooses to call active monitoring, but rather refer to it as ‘Watch and Live.’ Read more about Eileen by clicking on her name.
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