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Read and listen to personal stories from people who have been affected by lymphoma and learn how they have coped with diagnosis, treatment, caring for a loved one and living with and beyond lymphoma.

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Photo of Anna as a grown woman

Anna

In this video Anna talks about her experience of hair loss during chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 14 years old. 

Marc who had Burkitt lymphoma in 2010

Marc

In this video Marc, diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma in 2010, talks about his experience of diagnosis, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Louize with a dog

Louize

In this video Louize, diagnosed with Follicular lymphoma in 2015, talks about her experience of being on active monitoring (watch and wait) and of having chemotherapy treatment.

Lymphoma Lass personal story

Lymphoma Lass

Lymphoma Lass tells us why attending the Beacons of Hope Awards was such an inspiring experience

Katherine with her daughter Tilly

Katherine

Having a stem cell transplant for her anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma didn’t stop Katherine being a mum

Christine in her garden

Christine

After treatment for follicular lymphoma, Christine did not suspect problems with her eye could be the lymphoma reappearing