Patient stories

A blood cancer diagnosis can be life-changing, not just for the patient but for the family and friends who love them. Everyone's experience is different when living with these diseases ... some turn to their loved ones for support - others just want to be alone to come to terms with the news in their own way.

You can read the stories of people whose lives have been touched by leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, or a related blood disorder. Just click on the patient stories below.

Ann's story

"As a carer you run a whole gammet of feelings from sad, angry and upset to feeling at peace with the situation."
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Blair's story

"Ironically, I was working in life insurance when leukaemia turned my life upside down. You'd think I'd have been a little more alert to the warning signs!"
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Marlene's story

In 1997, shortly before Marlene and her two children, Giselle then aged 15 and Sergia aged 6, were due to immigrate to New Zealand from South Africa, her husband Brian died from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
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Ray's story

When Ray Morrissey arrived in New Zealand from the UK in 2002, he had a different vision of what the next few years would be like in his newly adopted country.
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Would you like to share your story? Just give us a call on (09) 638 3556.