Survivors Stories

Hello, World! I am Yahya. I am a happy, curious, bouncy and jolly baby boy. I just turned one on June 23rd. Unfortunately, a month before my 1st birthday, I was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder ...
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Trish is a 13-year-old girl, full of aspirations and dreams. She hopes to one day go to college to give back to her community. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her family and friends, ...
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Kaylee is a 16-year-old Strong, Beautiful, and very giving girl. Her story began in the summer of 2012 when she was first diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). Kaylee went into remission in ...
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I am Jude. I am in the fourth grade. I love to play Minecraft and Madden 15. I am a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. I am currently in a basketball league, and I’m still trying to convince my parents to let ...
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  Hi! My name is Allayah and I am 9 years old. I was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia in March of 2014. My immune system has attacked my bone marrow and I no longer can produce enough ...
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My name is Loan, I have been working as a Social Worker since 1996, helping low-income families locate community resources for basic needs such as rent, utilities, and medical needs. I have Acute ...
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“Becoming part of the bone marrow registry is a very simple process, all it takes a cheek swab. I am a bone marrow transplant recipient survivor. If my donor had not registered as a marrow/stem cell ...
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We’re called SASS (Swab And Save Someone) because we ‘Talk Back’ to cancer. We don’t give up the search for matches. We’re energetic, motivated, and a little bit bold when it comes to fighting the ...
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Tom (TomStrongWong) has been an artist, an entrepreneur and a corporate guy. Tom is a devoted father, and husband, a concerned citizen, a wannabe athlete and still … a corporate guy. Outside of his ...
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Alex loves to surf. Just before his diagnosis of leukemia, he had a wonderful surfing trip to Hawaii. He loves the Hawaiian Aloha Spirit, which brought about his campaign slogan #ShakaAndSwab. Alex is ...
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Kevin Ching (37) was born in Taiwan, migrated to US with his family when he was 13 and settled in Fremont since then. He was diagnosed as Chronic Myleogenous Leukemia (CML). His best chance for a cure ...
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Mailyna (10) was born with Beta Thalassemia Major, a lifelong blood disease that does not allow her to make any of her own red blood cells. She receives blood transfusions every 3 weeks and has daily ...
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