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“The doctor said, ‘This might hurt, yell if you wish’, and my wife Janet said my language was very colourful!”
Craig Diagnosed with myeloma -
“Hearing that I had Hodgkin lymphoma was emotional. I was glad that I was in Auckland and could distract myself.”
Makayla Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma -
“I was born on the 4th of July - I couldn’t be more independent, if I tried.”
Rob Diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) -
“I was like, ‘Excuse me? Is this a life-threatening disease?’ And the doctor said, ‘Yes, potentially.'”
Hayden Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) -
“It raises your empathy, it raises your understanding, and it raises your care factor.”
Ian Diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) -
“Come on, guys. I’m fighting for my life here, and you’re asking me when I’m gonna die?”
Ross Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma -
What could she have done differently? What if her doctor had caught it sooner? “But, those types of questions are unhelpful to ask yourself after you’ve already been diagnosed.”
Corley Diagnosed with myeloma -
Looking back, Hine knows that she could have approached her diagnosis differently. But she is happy with her life, and she is grateful for it.
Hine Diagnosed with myeloma -
"My doctors said I had no more options left; I only had a few months to live. I was in total shock."
Mile Diagnosed with lymphoma -
“Why are these pesky mortals doing another medical procedure on me!?” This was running through Wendy Harrex’s mind while in intensive care.
Wendy Diagnosed with follicular lymphoma