Survivors Stories

Lisa

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

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

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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Don

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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Alastair “Ally”

Meet Alastair "Ally", he will be 2 years old in September. Ally was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease and needs a marrow donor. He is 100% Korean, after searching the WORLD ...
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Derek

Derek is a typical active 12 year old boy. He loves playing video games, building LEGO models, and playing baseball. He was diagnosed with leukemia (AML) in August of 2015. He spent most of 7th grade ...
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Katie

Katie is many things: an adoring mother and adored wife, a world traveler, climber of mountains, lover of dogs, and an advocate for disadvantaged youth. At 32 years old, she never imagined ...
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Sophie

Sophie is a beautiful 5 year old who loves to ice skate and play soccer. Sophie is unable to do either at this time, she has been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and ...
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Octavia

Octavia is 42 years old and has worked at Kaiser Permanente as and ER Tech for over 18 years. She is all too familiar with emergencies and all of the emotions that go along with critical care. She ...
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Matt

Hi, my name is Matt Tsun. I am a 29-year-old Chinese American from Fairfax, VA. I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, which has completely changed my life. Prior to the diagnosis, I was working ...
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Lara

Lara is 24 years old and a very giving person. She speaks 5 languages, studied Global Migration, volunteers with at-risk youth and marginalized groups. She lives in London and was just diagnosed with ...
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Ashley

Hi, My name is Ashley and I’m almost 4 years old. I have ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) cancer and I needed a bone marrow donor to help save my life. I have a wonderful and loving family. I ...
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