I read today that Andy Whitfield, star of "Spartacus - Blood and Sand" has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I wish him well as he starts his treatment immediately.
When you look around there's a wealth of celebrities that have my condition, some are here to tell the tale, others sadly are not.
To name just a few:
Paul Allen (Co-Founder Microsoft)
Gene Wilder
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
King Hussein of Jordan
Mr T (A Team)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Nobel Laureate)
Sir Menzies Campbell (Liberal Democrat)
David Rocastle (English Footballer, most famous for his time at Arsenal)
Anon. Colleague of mine
It's a small World of Lymphoma
About Me
- About Me
- My name is Samantha, Sammy to many of my family, Sam to my friends. My blog describes the journey I have undertaken so far and the journey I continue to make having been diagnosed with Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Stage 4 in December 2009. With the exception of surgery at point of diagnosis I have been actively monitored under a "watch and wait" approach and achieved 5 years without treatment and monitoring only last December. My prognosis is approximately 10 years but for every year we watched and waited I have felt positive that this would be extending that prognosis. I am very happily married to Roy and celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last October and we have a beautiful 9-year old son Callum. My Step-Daughter, 20-year old Hayley who lived with us is now at University. Our house is awash with my beloved pets, our 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, "Amber" and "Saffy", "Caboodle" the cat and "Elliott" the Rex rabbit. The opinions on this blog are my own and based on my personal experience.
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