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No one left behind on the sad train – A conversation with Cynthia
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In this special AYA episode, Montana Skurka and NHL survivor Cynthia Ghosen discuss the power of positive thinking, staying optimistic, and how goal setting can help you through treatment. Cynthia also shares how family and friends played a key role in her recovery and how her…
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Research Update with Dr. Gilles Robichaud
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Dr. Gilles Robichaud speaks about CLL research. He shares information about his current research and how it could help inform CLL treatment in the future.
Leukemia
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Managing Long Term Side Effects with Amy Pulsifer
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Amy Pulsifer talks about her experience managing long term effects due to her Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Treatment and side effects
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Living with Polycythemia vera – A Conversation with Joanne McKinley
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Joanne was diagnosed with Polycythemia vera in 2012. She shares her experience with her diagnosis, the support she received from local groups and how it has changed her life.
Myeloproliferative neoplasms
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Multiple Myeloma – A Conversation with Patrick Alexander
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Just a few days before Christmas in 2010, Patrick Alexander, an LLSC First Connection volunteer from Vancouver, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. He talks to us about his experience with his diagnosis, treatment and how it changed his view on life.
Myeloma
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Too Young for Cancer - A conversation with Max Parrot
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Max Parrot, professional Canadian snowboarder, speaks candidly about his blood cancer experience and its impact on his life and career. Max explains why he felt like "a lion in a cage" throughout treatment, and lets listeners in on what it took to get his health and…
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Managing your chronic cancer during a pandemic – A Conversation with Scott Bellerby
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Scott Bellerby, outpatient hematology nurse at the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Calgary, talks to us about the ways this pandemic has affected how we manage a chronic blood cancer and provides some insights on how we can continue to care for ourselves effectively.
Healthcare management
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Blood cancer in youth and physical activity
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This podcast is for parents of children with blood cancer, as well as teenagers and young adults affected by this type of cancer. During and after cancer, physical activity is essential for young people. It can speed up their recovery, improve their overall health and help them…
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Acute myeloid leukemia: A conversation with Lois Lewis
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When Lois Lewis was diagnosed with AML in 2010, she had just retired from a career filled with music - as a music therapist, music teacher and leader of an intergenerational choir. Lois shares her cancer experience, which, not surprisingly, included the Gaelic version of the…
Leukemia
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Conversation with Andy Friedman
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Andy Friedman returned to Ontario from BC’s Gabriola Island with a plan to spend more time with his grandchildren. What he did not plan on was a chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosis. In this episode, Andy talks about the good and bad of his post-diagnosis life, including his…
Leukemia