Saving the Lives of People with Blood Cancer
An Anthony Nolan presentation moved Farida Dedes to sign up to the stem cell register. But it was a shock in 2016 when she found out she desperately needed a stem cell transplant herself. I was diagnosed with leukaemia soon after I turned 20.I was in my second year of university at the time and…
In recent years, the development of smart phones that are continuously connected to the internet has revolutionised virtually every aspect of our lives. We are now starting to see this technology being used to improve patient health care as well; including how patients document their symptoms and feed back to clinicians. Although improved communication between…
Getting diagnosed Only two weeks before my 18th birthday, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. My symptoms were scarce and vague which meant when it came to my diagnosis, my cancer was at a stage so bad, the tumours inside my chest were huge. One was the size of a melon and the other…
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Nigel had a stem cell transplant in 2013 to treat acute myeloid leukemia ( AML). He spoke to Billie in patient services on his 5th transplant birthday about what his recovery has been like. Can you tell me what happened when you first became unwell? I’d had chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) for some time…
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Steve had his transplant in 2013 to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. He spoke to Billie in Patient Services about his experiences and preparing for transplant over the Christmas period. Preparing for transplant Tell me about when you were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia I was first diagnosed in summer 2012. I’d been feeling unwell at…
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49-year-old Deborah lives in Drayton, North Worcestershire with her partner. She has two children and is the Public Health Director for Dudley. Deborah was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January 2016. She was treated with chemotherapy and had a stem cell transplant in June 2016 and is currently participating in a clinical trial. …
