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“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 -
"When you hear the word 'cancer', you just think you're not going to live anymore."
Lotomau Diagnosed with myeloma -
"We had a fair idea of what it could be... we were just hoping it wasn't."
Li'e Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma -
“Only certain people can cope with that. People who love you.”
Teresa Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -
"I’ve had to rebuild myself in the past and I’m doing it again now. I know I can do it.”
Peter Diagnosed with myeloma -
“My doctor gave us the news, and…everything just felt really hollow. It was a big shock.”
Toby Diagnosed with myeloma -
“Someone said to me, ‘It’s amazing that you haven’t had a break down yet.’”
Marion Diagnosed with follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma