Hello New Here

Hi everyone,

I’ll keep this short, but I wanted to say hello and share that I joined the community today. I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in late April 2025, just before turning 30. It came completely out of the blue — I didn’t feel unwell, I didn’t expect it, and at the same time my dad had just started his own fight with a different cancer. It was a lot to take in all at once.

I’ve been told that, as leukemias go, this one is “manageable,” but there are days when that’s hard to wrap my head around.

I put off joining here for a while because I didn’t want to fully accept what was happening. I’m not sure I completely do even now, but I know I need support — for my mental health, and hopefully to help with the fatigue and other side effects I’m dealing with.

Fatigue is one of my biggest struggles, along with a few other symptoms, and I’m hoping that by being here I can read other people’s experiences, feel less alone, and maybe pick up some ideas for getting through the tougher days. And in time, I’d love to be able to support others who are going through their own version of this life change.

Thanks for having me.