Category: Bone Marrow Transplant
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Leukemia FAQs
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Things I Wish I’d Known When I was Diagnosed Hearing the words, “You have leukemia,” stops time. For a moment, the world continues spinning while you are stuck in a vacuum of confusion, fear, and medical jargon. When you are first diagnosed, your focus is entirely on survival. But once the initial shock wears off,…
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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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Join the Donor Registry, Change a Life.
Stem cell donors are often a patient’s only chance at a cure for leukemia. When a patient is initially diagnosed with leukemia, they are placed into a risk category based on the types of genetic mutations associated with their particular type of leukemia. Any patient who falls into the intermediate to high risk category is…