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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I was newly engaged  and on top of the world in 2018, when suddenly I was diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) in the beginning of December 2018.  It’s been a whirlwind of emotions and I’m ...
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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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I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in May 2016, one month before we were supposed to move to San Diego. After gaining remission in December, we (me, husband, and two boys ...
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Katy sufferd from acute myeloid leukemia. She just turned 3-years-old. She loves Disney, unicorns, running around and playing. A search for Kathy’s donor was challenging because she is multi-racial, ...
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Tom is a minister at the Sozenji Temple.  He enjoys performing and teaching Taiko and his favorite past-time is spending time with his little grandson, Cody.  Tom is Japanese-American and was ...
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Haobo is 42 years old and he was born in Ningbo, China. He is a loving husband and a father of two young daughters. Together, they are an adoring family who enjoy spending time together. In May ...
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Every 4 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. On December 27, 2016, I became one of them. In December 2013 my father was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. His one chance at a ...
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Kapil and his wife were expecting their third child.  With the excitement of this new arrival, they learned that Kapil had Myelofibrosis, a rare form of blood cancer. “My condition is deteriorating ...
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Caitlin loves to sing (got that from her mom) and is quite good at it She is a very sociable girl and has a big compassionate heart and an easy smile. Although she shies from the limelight, she ...
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My name is Don and I am 34 years old, and a Software Engineer. I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in September 2016.  I enjoy driving my cars on the race track. In order to keep racing ...
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