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Just Diagnosed with CML at age 34
On March 11th 2009 I went to see a Dr. for some strange symptoms I was having, she wanted me to have blood work done, which I did the next day...a few hours later I got an alarming call from her saying that I needed to see a certain Dr. right away, an oncologist. She informed me that this Dr. wanted to see me THAT day. So…
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Bone Marrow Transplant Stories
My husband was diagnosed with APL last year. He went into remission for a few months it now has come back in his Central Nervous System. The doctors are now wanting to do a BMT with his own stem cells. If anyone could give me their experience with a BMT I would greatly appreciate it.
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25 yr old seeking people around age group
hi im 25yrs old i have AML diagnosed march of 08 had a relapse in jan of 2009 im just wondering is there anyone else out there in my age group or close to my age going through what im goin through i feel so alone like im the only one if anyone out there is goin through the same thing please get back at me leave comments on…
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what might we be in for
My husband is a 30 yr survivor of testicular cancer which spread to his lymphatic system. He was given a 5% chance of survival with treatment. 30 years later we have found 1 Basel cell carcinoma, he has developed cardiomyopathy and 2 bad heart valves from all the chemo and radiation he had back then. Recently he has been…
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Lost my mother to Leukemia
I just lost my mother to leukemia 2 days ago. To think she just found out about it last year. The fact I had less than a year to spend with her hurts a lot. Four months prior she refused to take chemo treaments and she just went on a slippery slope downwards into deaths arms. I'm not alone. I have my sister and my nephew…