by lawrence | Sep 22, 2023 | United States
In the heart of the storm… keep the faith! On May 23rd 2014 I went to the er thinking i was having a possible etopic pregnancy at 7 weeks pregnant. i was in no way expecting what the doctors had found. The conformation of my pregnancy as well as CML left the er...
by lawrence | Sep 22, 2023 | United States
Like winning the lottery of Cancers I was diagnosed in January 2011 while at the ER for an unrelated issue. I was 45 and newly engaged, I was shocked to hear I had Leukemia and was scared of what was to come. I was admitted to the hospital and started on IV chemo,...
by lawrence | Sep 22, 2023 | United States
Embrace Life Embrace every day. Living for the moment. I was diagnosed in my early 50’s after we adopted 3 children through foster care. The diagnosis was totally unexpected.
by Marija Doneva | Sep 19, 2023 | United States
We Don’t Get to Ring the Bell: My CML Story Anne McAuley Lopez thought life was pretty great. She was running her own professional writing business and starting a life with the man of her dreams. Then a simple blood test revealed more than she expected....
by lawrence | Sep 18, 2023 | United States
My 20 Year CML Journey I was diagnosed with CML March 19, 2004 at age 34, three weeks after routine blood work from an annual physical came back with an abnormally high white count. My family and I’s world would never be the same. I had an almost 2 yr old at the...
by lawrence | Aug 28, 2023 | United States
I went for a routine check up when I was 26 years old in 2016. Part of that was a CBC panel. 5 days later I got a call from a frantic nurse, “We need you to come in right now.” Over the coming days I would be hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai where Dr. Lill would...
