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"It’s hard to look back on that day. It’s almost like a story that I tell myself."
Ayla Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) -
“I didn’t know what she wanted to talk about. And then she gave me eight weeks to live.”
Kelly Diagnosed with myeloma -
“I’ve got amazing friends and family – they’ve all been there when I’ve needed them… And sometimes just being there is the best thing they can do.”
Sue Diagnosed with myeloma -
“They said, ‘If you go home, Vonda, you’ll be dead in 72 hours.’”
Vonda Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -
“Then we were at the point we’re at now, which was staring down our final treatment option – the second transplant.”
Frankie Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) -
"I said to the doctor, ‘I can tolerate pain. But I can’t tolerate this.’”
Steve Diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma -
“Eventually, a doctor came in and said, ‘You haven’t been told, have you?’"
Helen Diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma -
“The support LBC gives to people is incredible… It helps people who are going through the journey to not feel so alone.”
Nic Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma -
“That was when it started to take off, full steam ahead.”
Bryan Diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome -
“I said, Alex – Do you think about dying?’, and he said, “Sometimes I do, when I’m dreaming. But, I want to live.”
Alex Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) -
"He was OK for a couple of years before it started to rear its head again. That's when they offered him the first clinical trial."
Barry Diagnosed with myeloma -
“All I want to do is be a dad. But I’m in here for four or five weeks at a time.”
Robert Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -
"My family were told I may never wake up. Thank goodness I did."
Josh Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -
“I said to the haematologist, ‘OK, can we start this afternoon?’ and she smiled and said, ‘Er, no, not this afternoon but we won’t be slow about this.’"
Marion Diagnosed with follicular lymphoma