The sharing of experience can be inspiring, encouraging, and give hope to someONE affected by lymphoma. At Lymphoma Canada, we hear often from patients, caregivers, friends and family members that want the opportunity to share their own stories. This is an important part of going through the lymphoma experience. While no patient’s situation is the same, there is always something to be gleaned from hearing someone’s thoughts and reflections on how they experienced the challenges of lymphoma, whether it be during diagnosis, treatment, relapse, or any other aspect of survivorship.
Be inspired and encouraged by the stories shared from others in the lymphoma community.
Kelsey’s Journey of Strength! Overcoming Lymphoma cancer with Hope and Resilience! Imagine waking up one day, unable to move your legs. One moment, life is about friends, sports, and the…
Meet Robert Subtype: Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Robert's Story I have always been an avid cyclist and have participated in numerous charity rides. For ten consecutive years, I…
Meet Nadia Subtype: Marginal Zone Lymphomas Nadia's Story I was diagnosed with PMBCL in August 2021. I had chest pains after receiving my COVID vaccine, so I didn’t make anything…
Patients like Deborah spend years hoping for breakthroughs and novel treatments to improve treatment outcomes and patients' quality of life. Help make a difference by supporting research that can help…
“Jerry and I met in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, in 1962, shortly after I had finished my nurse’s training. He was actually dating my roommate when I met him, but that…
According to Wayne King, “it’s all a matter of having a positive attitude” when it comes to living well with lymphoma. The 69-year-old has been living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia…
When Mary Jon was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2005, there was not a lot of readily available information, particularly from Canadian sources. This is how she came to be…
On an unknown date in March 2019, I woke up in the middle of the night wearing a sweat drenched shirt and in agony with severe hip, hamstring and lower…
My name is Lindsay, I am from Montreal, and on January 30, 2017, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. It was actually the worst day of my life. Although my…
My name is Madison Miles. I’m 23 years old and I recently graduated from the Honours Specialization in Kinesiology program at Western University. My hometown is Newmarket, Ontario. I love…
Sabina Vohra-Miller has an educational background in clinical pharmacology and toxicology. She previously worked in biotech as a medical advisor. In 2016, she retired from her role in biotech and…
I was diagnosed a year ago with Non-Hodgkins Follicular Lymphoma, stage 4, grade 2. I had developed severe pain in my stomach that was worse when I laid down so…
Hello. I am a caregiver. My husband has just been diagnosed with lymphoma, likely CLL but more tests need to be done. I am writing to say that in spite…
I was a healthy 33 year old with two young children, living a wonderful life with my husband and our girls. In the summer of 2013 I began breaking out…
I am happy to say that I am two years on the good side of primary mediastinal diffuse large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.In January 2015, I was 43 years old and…
Hello I am Matthew David, 27 and I live in Red Deer Alberta. I am an Australian living in Canada on a work permit, went on snowboarding trip and never…
I was a marathon runner. Ran two marathons, a 30K and half marathon the year of my diagnosis in 2011. I am writing this on World Lymphoma Awareness Day because…
I am a 14 year survivor of Primary Mediastinal Diffuse Large B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.In 2001, I was 26 years old, a newly minted lawyer, married only a couple of…
My Name is Adam Guida, and I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in September of 2012. It all started in August when I discovered a lump on the left side…
I am a 66 year old male living in Burlington, On. On February 2011, I was first diagnosed with Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Centre Cell Follicular –Indolent Stage III . I…
For 15 years, my friend has lived with non-Hodgkin follicular lymphoma. When she was diagnosed she was 31 years old, and certainly a cancer diagnosis was the farthest thing from…
I'm 28 years young, handsome as all get out and I've been diagnosed Non-Hodgkin's Large Diffuse B-Cell Lymphoma. I'm still getting more information on the staging of my cancer and…
I am a teacher, a wife, and mother of an 18 year old son. I have Non-Hodgkin Follicular Lymphoma, 3A. I have currently undergone successful treatment with chemo and rituximab…
I had Hodgkin's lymphoma. I was in treatment for six months during my grade eleven year. I am now cancer free and taking forensic anthropology courses at the university of…
I am presently being treated for Mantle Cell lymphoma in the States with the recently approved Ibrutinib.So far, I am doing well and would be happy to tell other people…
Two and a half months following the birth of our son, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, after a chest X-ray revealed that a tumour roughly the size of a…
