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Patients' stories

Everyone's experience is different when living with these diseases. Read the stories of others who are living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, or a related blood disorder below. Would you like to share your story? Why not tell us, and your story can appear here:

Date Patient story title

08 Dec 09

Mark's story
Like many Australian families, the Grahams look forward to the traditional gatherings, exchanging gifts and catching up with relatives and friends this Christmas. But just two years ago, Christmas was far from a happy, joyous affair; just four months prior, Mark was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

16 Nov 09

Lymphoma a distant memory for Simone
In the eight years Simone Skalic has been in remission, she has married again, had a third child and is finishing her degree as a registered nurse.

16 Nov 09

Leukaemia survivor improves recovery after transplantation
Morgan Atkinson is living testament to the importance of keeping fit after cancer treatment and he is using his experience and expertise to enhance recovery for blood cancer patients.

16 Nov 09

Lymphoma just another hurdle for Ron
Ron Thomas had to start again after losing everything in Cyclone Tracy, so news that he had cancer was just another hurdle to jump.

16 Nov 09

Gita's stronger and more active
Gita Ramchand, who was diagnosed with myeloma in March 2006, now takes part in two gym sessions, an aqua aerobics class and a Latin American dance class every week.

16 Nov 09

Llewyn’s mum explains that his blood is sick
Julieann Miller was 37 weeks pregnant when her 11-year old son, Llewyn, was diagnosed with leukaemia in May 2007.

03 Jun 08

Luke's story
Luke Cunningham, from South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula loves sport and the great outdoors. The 27 year-old builder from Port Lincoln plays footy with his beloved Wayback Football Club, rides motocross, plays tennis and is an avid sailor, having competed in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race on three occasions...

03 Jun 08

Shaz's story
Shaz Mebberson is a Territorian on a mission. She’s fighting cancer. And her mission is to beat it.    Shaz arrived in the Top End from New Zealand, via Sydney 20 years ago. Within twelve months, she had met her soul mate, Mebbo, and in 1990 they married...

30 May 08

Louise's story in her own words
After a very healthy pregnancy I gave birth to my son Callum in January 1987, a few months after he was born I started to feel very tired, my joints got very sore (especially my knees) and I had high temperatures accompanied with sweats.

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