Saving the Lives of People with Blood Cancer
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Rayhan was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Stage 3A) in March 2014 at the age of 26. A year ago this month he had a cord transplant.
Rayhan spoke with Billie in Patient Services, about what his recovery has been like and what he has achieved.
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Supanya’s daughter Lara was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) when she was 24 years old. Due to Lara’s Thai-Italian heritage, she faced a ‘needle in a haystack’ search – only three per cent of the worldwide stem cell donor registers are mixed race, and Lara’s match was most likely to come from someone with a similar ethnic background to herself.
It’s been one and half years since Lara’s transplant, and Supanya spoke to Billie in Patient Services about her experiences as a mother, caring for a grown-up daughter after a stem cell transplant.
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Diana was 27 years old when she had a stem cell transplant. During her treatment, she also had a young baby to care for as a single parent. She spoke to Billie in the Anthony Nolan Patient Team about her experiences during and after transplant.
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Amanda had a stem cell transplant when she was 16. She spoke to Billie in the patient services team about her experiences.
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Matthew had his transplant in 2015 when he was 20 years old, after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). He spoke to Billie in the Anthony Nolan Patient Services team about his experiences.
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Reaching a year post-transplant is a significant milestone for blood cancer patients.
Billie in the Anthony Nolan Patient Services team spoke to Joanna, who had her transplant in 2016 to treat acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Joanna told us what her recovery was really like, and shared tips for other patients going through those difficult first few months. She also talked about the huge effect a transplant has on those closest to you, and how her family have grown closer in coping together.
