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Hi All, my 30 year old fit and healthy son was diagnosed with Leukaemia on Saturday 08/08/26 informed he has AML at Lister hospital Stevenage. Came home on the Sunday got 2 nights at home then called to UCLH Grafton Centre London was told yesterday...
Hi my husband has just been diagnosed with AML after 17 years of myelofibrosis. He has also been told he has a P53 gene mutation. He's recovering from 5 days of intensive chemotherapy and had numerous infections. Is there anyone on here who has been...
Hi, I was diagnosed with AML in July and have had 2 rounds of intensive chemo and now I’m having my third round of chemo which is flag ida. After round 1 I was in remission and it all seemed to be going well, however my results for round 2 showed there...
Hi, hope the holiday period is as good as it can for you! I wanted to just update my situation and see if anyone is on the same journey. After a 3-month bone marrow biopsy early Dec, it was seen that there where abnormal cells, so after another biopsy...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia in December 2024 and underwent 4 cycles of chemo, including 2 lots of HiDAC chemo. I had the FLT3 gene mutuation and unfortunately there was only a 9/10 donor match and due to having lots of complications...
Hi everyone, I’m new here and just wanted to share our situation and hopefully connect with others who understand this better than we do. My dad was diagnosed with AML just 2 days ago. He initially went into A&E after losing his voice and having quite...
It’s been a difficult year…suddenly lost my mum whilst on a day out. No pre-existing conditions. Then family home got burgled whilst I was in the house. Stole parents property, hit me and threw bleach over me and everything I owned. I tried for a new...
Hello, I'm so glad I've found this community. I'm new here and this is my 1st post. I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago, following a really bad chest infection that wouldn't go away for 2 weeks, 2 weeks of extreme fatigue, I couldn't move, walk, I was on all...
Hello, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with AML just yesterday and has come as such a shock as I am sure it does for everyone. From what the doctors said it sounds like I have a long road ahead of me. Its certainly an emotional rollercoaster. Would.be...
New here today feeling very overwhelmed
