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Your child has a blood cancer. How are YOU doing?
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Caring for your child diagnosed with a blood cancer can feel like your whole world is collapsing – but of course, collapsing is not an option for you. Spending time, as early as possible, on getting help with any mental health concerns is time well spent to strengthen your…
Mental health and wellness
Ottawa in-person ‘Blood Cancer Connect & Learn’
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More than 70 people impacted by blood cancer attended an event in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
Events
Understanding lab results
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Get an overview of tests for blood cancers, understand what different lab and imaging tests are used for, and find out how to prepare for your tests.
Lab and imaging tests
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Get an overview of tests for blood cancers; understand what different lab and imaging tests are used for; learn about the healthcare professionals who do these tests; and how to prepare for tests.
Diagnosis and tests
Taking care of your mental health
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Experiencing cancer firsthand may be the most difficult time in your life. Know the signs of anxiety and depression. Ways to feel better and take your mind off cancer.
Mental health and wellness
Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) Leukemia
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This type of leukemia affects larger lymphocytes, with granules (small grains) that are visible. It can develop slowly (chronic) or progress quickly (aggressive), and affects both men and women, average age of 60 years.
Leukemia
Amelia Saunders
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Life was turned upside down in an instant when Amelia was diagnosed with blood cancer at only 2.5 years old in 2018. It changed the trajectory of her childhood, of her preschool years.
Katerina Zoï Sita
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When I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. No matter how old you are, hearing that you have cancer comes as an absolute shock.
Warren Dietrich
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Being diagnosed with blood cancer at 23 years old drastically changed my life. Battling cancer was the most challenging thing I have ever experienced, but it amazingly has had a positive impact on my life.
Shannon Marsh
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I have been participating in Light The Night for three years. Three years ago my daughter Paige was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.