Ongoing fatigue was the symptom that prompted Phil Nicholls to have his first medical assessment in years and it resulted in his diagnosis with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
Find out why the clinical haematologist is dedicating his life to CLL.
It’s 10 years since the first CLL patients were treated with CAR T-cell therapy and they are still in remission.
In March 2022, member of the Blood Cancer Taskforce and Cancer Australia's Advisory Council Deborah Henderson found out she had COVID-19. Here, she shares her first-person narrative of that experience.
Perth-based Lauren Menegola was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at age 21. After a number of gruelling rounds of chemotherapy, Lauren underwent an unrelated bone marrow transplant. Just as life was getting back on track for Lauren, she was told that she had relapsed - just 11 months after her bone marrow transplant. Lauren was angry and was scared for the challenge that lay ahead of her. The challenge was to search across the world for a bone marrow match, and they had to search high and low. Lauren's story is a remarkable one which really shows the power of the human spirit - and having a supportive network rallying behind you.
Personal grief rituals are those loving activities that help us remember our loved ones and give us a sense of connectedness, healing, and peace.
Some words by Certified Thanatologist, author, and lecturer Helen Fitzgerald.
Martin supported and cared for her during her final 10 years, following her diagnosis with myeloma – a journey that was challenging and long.
Jeannie Chitty’s first husband, Kevin Mawson, had always said, “when I go, don’t forget me but get on with your life”.
