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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Maddie

Maddie shares her experience of Hodgkin lymphoma.

Mila

Mila

At the age of 19, while preparing to return to her second year of university, Mila was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. She tells us about her experience of diagnosis, treatment, and the process of coming to accept lymphoma as part of her.

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Alfie

15 year-old Alfie shares his experience of being diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma at age 13.

17 year old female having chemotherapy in hospital

Maddie

Maddie, 17, talks about her diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma at age 16. She shares the approach she took to managing her studies and social life.

Martin

Martin

Martin talks about his diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, his treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy and how being as fit as possible helped him recover.