by Lisa | Feb 15, 2024 | Bright Red Hero's
In January 2019 I was diagnosed with Acute Myloid Leukaemia (AML) and admitted straight to ward 33 at the Freeman. I had been feeling unwell for 6/7 weeks before I was eventually diagnosed. My symptoms included severe mouth ulcers, leg pains and tiredness. I started...
by Lisa | Feb 10, 2024 | Bright Red Hero's
In 2015 I was diagnosed with Myelodysplasia, MDS. in 2020, Prime COVID time, the MDStransposed into Acute Myeloid leukaemia. I was admitted to ward 33 at the Freeman hospital inearly October 2020. I had 3 lots CPX chemotherapy to kill off the leukaemia cells, and...
by Lisa | Feb 9, 2024 | Bright Red Hero's
In October 2020 I was diagnosed with APML. I had been feeling unwell for about a week thinking it was anemia but then my gums would bleed when I brushed my teeth, random bruises appeared on my body. I had been to my Dr’s and had blood tests but the results hadn’t...
by Lisa | Feb 8, 2024 | Bright Red Hero's
My partner was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January 2023 and has since had numerous treatments and undergone a bone marrow transplant, spending a lot of 2023 on Ward 33 at the Freeman Hospital. We still visit the Freeman regularly for routine check ups....
by Lisa | Feb 7, 2024 | Bright Red Hero's
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by Lisa | Oct 13, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
In January 2020 I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. I had to undergo 8 months of intensive treatment, spending a month in Ward 33 and 7 months as an outpatient, repeatedly spending 8+ hour days in the newly refurbished break room. The room was...
