Author: Jeff Copeland
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Swab Your Cheek, Save a Life: Announcing Our Partnership with DKMS US! At The Jackson Copeland Foundation, our mission is to improve outcomes and accelerate cures for high-risk leukemia while eliminating the barriers that prevent patients from accessing life-saving care. Today, we are thrilled to announce a brand-new partnership that empowers you to be a…
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Do I really need a transplant?
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Many patients struggle with the decision of whether to opt for a stem cell transplant. For many leukemia patients, the journey through induction and consolidation chemotherapy is grueling. When you finally hear those long-awaited words – “Congratulations, you’re in remission!” – it feels like the finish line. It is perfectly normal to struggle with the…
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Blood: The Gift That Costs Nothing, but Means Everything
On this Giving Tuesday, please consider giving the most precious gift of all. It doesn’t cost a penny, but for leukemia patients like Jackson, it’s worth more than gold! You’ve probably heard a thousand times how important it is to donate blood. Maybe you’re even a “regular” who donates every 56 days and counts your…
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Does COVID Cause Leukemia?
Can a COVID-19 infection or vaccination cause or “trigger” leukemia? This is a question I have often asked myself. My family and I were all vaccinated for COVID-19 multiple times between 2020 and 2021, and then we all contracted COVID while returning from a family trip to the UK in December 2021. We experienced mild…
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What is leukemia, anyway?
Leukemia is a blood cancer that causes the production of normal blood cells to go haywire. Leukemia is a broad term for cancers of the blood cells that originate in the bone marrow – the soft, spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are produced. In a healthy body, bone marrow stem cells mature into healthy white blood cells,…
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Leukemia in your Twenties
A physical, mental, and financial nightmare. Leukemia Can Be Particularly Devastating for Young Adults Leukemia (or any type of cancer, for that matter) is a terrifying diagnosis at any age. To have to deal with life-altering cancer treatments, chemotherapy, immunosuppression, infertility, bone marrow transplants, and quite literally come to terms with your own mortality in…