Survivors Stories

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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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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