Anna
In this video Anna talks about her experience of hair loss during chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 14 years old.
Personal stories
Children & young people
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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Kate
In this video Kate talks about how her life has changed since being in remission from Hodgkin Lymphoma and how she has found her 'new normal'.
Helen
In these two videos, Helen shares her experience of being diagnosed and treated for primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) when she was 21 and her experience of having radiotherapy.
Natalia
Natalia shares her experience of being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 20 while at university, including the transitional period after treatment and how she is adapting to life after cancer.
Natalia - Young person's guide
In this video Natalia talks about how she discussed her Hodgkin lymphoma with friends and family. Natalia also talks about how she found it helpful to write a blog about how she was feeling.
Ellie and Rebekah - Young person's guide
In theses 2 videos Ellie and Rebekah talk about their feelings after diagnosis and their experiences of being treated in different wards including a Teenage Cancer Trust Young Person's Unit, a children's ward and an adult ward.