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Understanding Lymphoma

Personal Journeys

These pages contain stories from lymphoma patients and their individual journeys. We hope these offer encouragement and support to help fellow sufferers and their families cope with their own personal journey.

If you want to submit your own story please email it to: enquiries@lymphoma.org.au

Adeline Hester

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (B-Cell) diagnosed in 2001, Breast Cancer 1998 

Andy’s Story

Back in March of 2003 while working in Auckland, I was diagnosed with testicular lymphoma. A orhidectomy was carried out I commenced 6x cycles of CHOP with 2spinal injections of Methotrexate Chemo. Th... 

Anna

 

Anne Parson

Aged 57. Non-Hodgkins Follicular Lymphoma 

Beverley Sparkes

President Lymphoma Australia 

Dr Jeff Deslandes

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosed in 1999 

Glen

 

Jamie Simpson

As these personal words from Wayne Bennett became stuck in my head "Tough time comes and goes, but tough guys last forever" I started to realise that I was going to beat this and I will still be able... 

Jesse Cooper

Aged 9. Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma diagnosed in August 2004 

Jodie

Aged 35. Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, B-Cell, low-grade, stage 4 

John Shirley

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (T-Cell) diagnosed in 2002 

Jonathan Mannah

Something I learned through my encounter with cancer, is that you’re not the only person affected by it 

Juanita Hill

Non-Hodgkins Follicular Lymphoma 

Nicola's Story

It was my 23rd birthday when I received a phone call at 9.30am. It was my doctor telling me that results had come back and I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma. 

Pete Howarth

 

Reverend Doctor Mel Macarthur

Aged 60. Non Hodgkins Lymphoma 

Tracey

Aged 43. Non-Hodgkins Follicular Lymphoma.