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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.
It took Tracy five trips to the GP before she was finally diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. By then, she was told she had just 12 days to start treatment before it was too late. Three years since Tracy’s diagnosis, she shares her Spot Leukaemia story.
Willow was just 11 months old when mum Karen noticed Willow wasn’t well. Her stomach was enlarged, she was pale, and she had bruises on her legs. Thankfully, a GP recognised Willow’s symptoms and she was diagnosed just 10 days later. Now in remission from juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML), Karen shares Willow’s Spot Leukaemia story.
When Tom began to notice concerning symptoms, he contacted his GP and was immediately given a blood test. But upon further investigations at the hospital, Tom was initially misdiagnosed until his results were checked again, a decision that would save his life. Tom now shares his Spot Leukaemia story.
24-year-old Ellen was just nine years old when she was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) after her parents noticed unusual bruising. Her diagnosis came quickly after a trip to A&E, but it was a different story when she relapsed at the age of 12, her bone pain mistaken for growing pains. In remission for 12 years, Ellen is sharing her Spot Leukaemia story, and hopes to raise awareness of the late effects of treatment.
Fatigue was Sarah’s main symptom before diagnosis, but it wasn’t until she was hospitalised with a chest infection that she truly began to worry. Here, Sarah shares her Spot Leukaemia story of how she was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).
Maria put her symptoms down to a busy Christmas period and a demanding job as a nurse. So, when she visited her GP surgery suspecting she had a virus, she was shocked to discover she instead had leukaemia. Here, Maria shares her Spot Leukaemia story.
In May 2019, Leanne knew something was wrong when four year old Summer suddenly stopped walking. Leanne shares her daughter's story and we find out how Summer is doing now especially as she recently rang the end-of-treatment bell!
Georgina Rowley visited her GP a number of times during the latter half of 2019, but her constant infections were not seen as cause for concern. Then, on New Year’s Eve, a blood test finally gave the 19-year-old the answers she had been looking for – her symptoms were the result of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Now in remission, Georgina is sharing her Spot Leukaemia story.
When Sarah-Jane kept coming down with repeated infections, she took herself to her GP. However, it was 14 months until Sarah-Jane was finally listened to and given her diagnosis of hairy cell leukaemia. Now in remission, she tells her story.
Lucy had been enjoying a holiday in Mauritius when she began to feel unwell. However, she hadn’t wanted to trouble her GP with her symptoms, which unbeknownst to Lucy were textbook signs of leukaemia. Five years on from her diagnosis of biphenotypic acute leukaemia (BAL), Lucy is sharing her Spot Leukaemia story.
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