Personal stories

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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Ben

Marathon runner Ben talks about his diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma, and how he is keen on raising awareness about lymphoma amongst young people.

Ahilan and Tracey at Bridges of London

Ahilan

Ahilan was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2020, after initially suspecting that he had a kidney stone.

Jamie

Jamie

Jamie talks about his experience of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Paris in hospital receiving treatment

Paris

Paris talks about her experience of being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 28.

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Geoff

Geoff talks about his diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma and the challenges of treatment, which included both an autologous and an allogeneic stem cell transplant.

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Christine

A courgette started a chain of events that led 87 year-old Christine to a lymphoma diagnosis.