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Bob Sisler
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“You have angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma” my oncologist told me on November 3, 2014. He went on to say that my type of lymphoma had a five-year survival rate of 30% and that this type of cancer was rare, very aggressive and difficult to treat.
Lindsay Thompson
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My world changed the day I whacked my elbow on a table at work. This is how leukemia snuck into my life – coincidentally, totally unexpectedly, lurking in the background until you have an annual physical, need surgery or, in my case, whack your elbow.
Marie France
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Cancer comes and goes as it pleases. It affects so many people, but you never expect it to reach you, much less one of your children. But in my case, that is exactly what happened.
Scott Leone
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In the spring of 2010, my daughter Isabella wasn’t herself. She was pale, she wasn’t active, and wasn’t eating much. We originally thought she was just teething because she was a little over one and half years old.
Patricia Saluk
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In June 2010, I had just returned from my leave of absence teaching in the Middle East. I felt great and revitalized from seeing another part of the world and was looking forward to sharing new ideas at school. However, within the year various health issues began appearing.
Gail Whiteford
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When I was a teacher I always went for my medical appointments in June to make sure I was healthy enough to go back to work, and that had not changed. I went to see my doctor and did all the necessary tests including blood work.
Rachel Van Wert - 10 things to have with you
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Top 10 things to have at the hospital while going through treatment.
Michelle Burleigh - Learning self-love through cancer
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‘Michelle, you need to slow down or you’re going to get sick’. That is what my best friend used to say to me before I actually did get sick. Life was hectic, I was always on the go. Need to be here, need to go there, don’t forget about this or that.
Katie Coniglio - Start a family after cancer
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It was February of 2015, I was 25 years old and I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I had just got married less than a year prior (July 2014) and I was shocked and scared of the word “cancer”. Naturally, I was afraid and worried about what my future held.