Survivors Stories

Within 24 hours of an ER visit, Estella was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and began chemotherapy. Later, she found out that her best chance for survival is a blood stem cell or marrow ...
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On January 10th 2019, Tania was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She was admitted to a hospital where she started chemotherapy. She’s responded well to treatment, but her leukemia cannot ...
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From Maria’s husband. “I am Gabriel Elias, father of 3 beautiful children and husband of the most amazing wife. Sometimes we go through life without noticing the little moments, but that all changed ...
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Kenny has acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive bone cancer with a FLT 3 mutation. Because the FLT3 Mutation will cause his cancer to come back after chemo in a few weeks, he is in desperate need of a ...
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When you think of your wedding day, you don’t think of saying your vows in a sterile environment, in the hospital while undergoing chemotherapy. Well, that is exactly what John and Cynthia did.  John ...
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Anantha is a husband, a father of two children, and a grandfather to a grandson he loves more than anything.  On May 17, 2018, Anantha was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).  He was born in ...
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Roshlind is a 16-year-old girl from Calgary, AB, Canada, who was recently diagnosed with 2 very rare diseases called aplastic anemia and Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), which only affects 1 ...
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It is every parent’s worst nightmare for their young child to have a life-threatening disease. Sadly, it is one that Camllie’s parents went through. 3-year-old Camllie is an active child who loves ...
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My daughter Vartika (Vicky) was born on December 15th, 2017. A few days after her birth, Vicky was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). This means that she ...
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Julie was in desperate needs of finding a donor. Julie was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with an FLT3 mutation in January 2018 and needed a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible. ...
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Padmaja, mother of two beautiful children and wife of a loving husband was fighting for her life. She was diagnosed with a very high risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) a rare form of blood cancer ...
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Ricky is 19 years old and was born in the Bay Area. He is a loving son, brother, uncle and friend. He is multi-ethnic, Latino and Caucasian. He graduated from high school in 2016 and was a scholar ...
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