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Tom Wong
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At a cottage weekend, I noticed myself pausing after every log I split. I couldn't even walk to the bus stop without heavy breaths; I knew something was amiss.
Samantha Redsky
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I was diagnosed with a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that usually affects elderly men. I was told I had this cancer at the age of 23. When I received the diagnosis, I wasn’t traumatized. I wasn’t upset or devastated. Instead, my attitude was “what can we do to beat this?”
Andrew
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I was diagnosed with AML in January of 2018. My journey began with a trip to the hospital. I thought I had the flu because I was tired and it seemed like no matter how much I slept, I could not recharge.
Erica
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It began with “you have cancer.” Hearing those words felt surreal. I remember sitting aghast in the doctor’s office and turned my gaze out the window.
Mayra
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In 2011, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 follicular lymphoma while training for a marathon. I was no stranger to cancer.
Honouring your loved one
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Be it a prayer, a gathering, a visit at the cemetery, a ritual or an offering, family and friends who have lost a loved one to a blood cancer graciously share what they do to honour their memory.
Michael
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Michael was preparing to move with his wife to Ottawa when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after a routine doctor's visit. In this podcast, he shares his story from diagnosis to remission.
Adjusting to a new normal
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When cancer ends, your life after cancer begins. Your perspective on life, your role in society and your feelings about yourself and others may be different now than before your cancer experience.
David Senac
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In April 2006, as I just turned 25, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia type 2 after experiencing extreme fatigue, very pale skin and unusual loss of weight.