Ok, so that’s not entirely true. Firstly, most of what I know about this devastating blood cancer, I learned before I even started school, I was home-schooled in blood cancer education. Secondly, I’ve followed the news, research and advances, and all to do about Leukemia, continuously throughout my life.
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Did you know that you can help find a cure for blood cancers? Did you know that you can save lives starting today? You might not finish reading about the sister who died of Leukemia and was wiped from my practical memory, but you can connect with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to make a difference today!
Did you know that you can help find a cure for blood cancers? Did you know that you can save lives starting today? You might not finish reading about the sister who died of Leukemia and was wiped from my practical memory, but you can connect with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to make a difference today!
I cannot remember ever not knowing what Leukemia is. In 1969, when I was almost 3 years old, my sister was diagnosed. I can still remember the sound of that word to my young ears – I have a vague feeling of how nonsensical it was to me. To this day the words Leukemia and Diagnosis leave me in the strangest fog. I have a wealth of knowledge and sound intellect, yet these two words are eternally infused with a strange 45 year old emotion. It feels suffocating but empty, a silent terrified scream hidden behind the mask of stoic faces trying to protect my brothers and I from the horrible truth.
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