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Stories and Testimonials
There are some things that only one patient can tell another. This is where you will find patients and caregivers sharing their most personal stories and their best advice about how they have survived their illness.
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Patient Advice - Paying it Forward
CLL Society asked CLL / SLL patients what advice they have from their own personal journey that they would like to share with people recently diagnosed with CLL.
We received great advice and we are sharing it with you! Please check out this page for short videos of patient advocates sharing what they wish they had known or prepared for so you will be ready too.
Patient Stories
Living Life to the Fullest 24 Years After a CLL Diagnosis
In the article A Leukemia Diary: 24 Years With CLL and Still Playing Golf published by Cancer Health, Terry talks about his 24 year journey in a unique chronological timeline
Tim Landry’s Journey with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Ten Treatments and Counting
When Tim started to feel ill, the exact cause was unknown for a long time. It wasn’t until he presented with enlarged lymph nodes that he was referred to an oncologist who diagnosed him with CLL
I Am Now an Official 18-Year Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Survivor
Bruce Wright, a US Navy Veteran and CLL patient, shares stories from his time serving in Vietnam, exposure to Agent Orange, and his diagnosis of CLL.
CLL Version of “My Favorite Things”
Norma Garfin wrote the lyrics below to the tune of “My Favorite Things” and performed the song with Judy Weigman at the Twin Cities CLL Society Support Group meeting in August 2023.
Establishing CLL / SLL Care Within the Veterans Health System – One Veteran’s Story
Fewer than half of US military Veterans are enrolled for care by the Veterans Health Administration system.