Twenty-three years old and living in New York City, Glamour magazine Editor Erin Zammett Ruddy finds herself writing her biggest story yet when she is diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Upon diagnosis, this writer, author, blogger and survivor, along with her husband Nick, make the brave decision to stop treatment three times in hopes of […]
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Listen in as Alicia and Lizette from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) speak with Timothy, an ALL young adult survivor, who shares how his culture, attitude and relationship with his healthcare team during treatment steered him towards a profession he would have never envisioned for himself. Mentioned in this episode: Stupid Cancer, visit www.stupidcancer.org LLS
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While studying for the nursing board exams, planning to retire from firefighting, and preparing to travel, Peter, an acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) survivor, and his caregiver and wife, Donna, share with Alicia and Lizette from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) how a trip to the emergency room for extreme fatigue propelled them into their
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