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First Connection Peer Support Program
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Being able to speak to someone who has been through a similar blood cancer experience helps to rebuild the strength and courage for those newly diagnosed.
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Your Role & Impact
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Joining Light The Night is an extraordinary opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself.
Hammad Umar
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Cancer Changed My Career Path for the Better. Diagnosed with blood cancer at 19, Hammar's life changed abruptly. During treatment, he was moved by the empathy of hospital volunteers, which sparked a shift in his values and career goals. Originally focused on lab research,…
Support groups
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You can connect with others going through a similar cancer experience by joining one of our many support groups. Our support groups are safe and supportive. They bring people from all walks of life together to share their concerns about their blood cancer experience without the…
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Brad Levy
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Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby. Let’s Talk about Chemotherapy. Reflection on how sexual health should be a part of holistic cancer care and emphasizes the importance of honest, compassionate conversations for both the patient and their partner.
My child has a blood cancer
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The words no parent wants to hear: “Your child has cancer.” You need personalized support and tailored information from the moment of diagnosis, through your child’s blood cancer treatment, physical recovery, return to school and beyond.
Who we are
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We won’t stop until there is a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms and are able to improve the quality of life of people affected by blood cancers and their families by funding life-enhancing research and providing…
Parent to Parent: Real life with a child with blood cancer
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PARENT TO PARENT: Real life with a young child with blood cancer
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What is a stem cell transplant? (poster)
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This illustrated resource is designed to help children with a blood cancer who needs a stem cell transplant, and their parents, to most easily understand the steps involved.
Treatment and side effects
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Myeloma
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Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells, is the second most common form of blood cancer in Canada. It most often appears in men, those over the age of 60, and more often in people of African ancestry
Myeloma