I've finally got everything arranged and agreed for a Lymphoma Awareness Day on Saturday 21 April at the Basingstoke Discovery Centre (library).
You will find me in the centre of the library with awareness literature and collection boxes, hoping to increase peoples awareness of the 5th most common cancer.
Please do come along and say hello. Would be nice to see some smiling faces supporting the cause!
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.
Friday 6 April 2012
Patient & Carer Conference
I attended the Lymphoma Association & Leukaemia Care Patient & Carer Conference last weekend at the Marriott in Swansea. I felt priviledged to hear from the patient speakers who spoke about their first hand experience of Lymphoma and Leukaemia. It was endearing and very touching; brave people indeed.
I met some lovely people and I hope those touched by cancer continue to fight their disease for years to come.
The presentations from the medical professionals were excellent and I was encouraged to hear of some new treatments for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma first line treatment that are coming down the line and hopefully available from 2013.
I look forward to the next one.
I met some lovely people and I hope those touched by cancer continue to fight their disease for years to come.
The presentations from the medical professionals were excellent and I was encouraged to hear of some new treatments for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma first line treatment that are coming down the line and hopefully available from 2013.
I look forward to the next one.
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