CLL patient Mark Silverstein passed away after his cancer turned to Richter’s transformation. His widow shared his unfinished reflection on his diagnosis.
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
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Bruce Wright’s life has been marked by service. A veteran, his journey spans decades from serving in the Navy to battles with CLL and prostate cancer.
When I was diagnosed with incurable leukemia in 1991, I was motivated to learn and to act, but I did not become a health creation machine overnight.
Bruce Wright is a US Navy Veteran and is living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Bruce joined multiple podcasts to share stories from his time serving in the Vietnam War, getting exposed to Agent Orange, and raise awareness about CLL and the support he has received from CLL Society.
As I finish my year-long, time-limited treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), I have two questions: When do I celebrate? and What do I call myself?
Bruce Wright and his wife Elaine were featured in an article and on the cover of Cancer Today Magazine.
I am pleased to give a 8 year update. I was first diagnosed in January of 2016. You can see my 3 year article update here. I unfortunately progressed quickly having large lymph nodes and my FISH test revealing 55% 17p deleted and trisomy 12.
As a caregiver to my husband who currently has three cancers, I can truly say that the most significant help I have gotten has been from CLL Society.
