Share Your Story of Hope

Everyone’s lymphoma story is unique and special. By simply sharing your story, you can impact countless lives. Stories of Hope is LRF’s ongoing effort to give those affected by lymphoma a voice.

To read other stories of hope, please click on the links on the right hand side of the page. To submit your own story of hope, click here.

Category: Adolescent and Young Adult , Ambassador , Hodgkin Lymphoma

Erica, Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor

“I always tell new patients to never give up hope, and to know this is just a temporary storm. I had the desire to survive, and I want others to have that same desire.”

Category: Ambassador , Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Bruce, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor

"It is not how you start, but how you finish that really matters."

Category: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Thomas, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor

“It was not only a shock, but also the beginning of the greatest learning experience of my life.”

Category: CLL/SLL

Tanya, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Survivor

“For me and my family, this disease has ended up to be a blessing in disguise.”

Category: Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

Sue, Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Survivor

“I took time alone to think and in that moment, I decided that I was going to be a survivor.”

Category: Ambassador , Clinical Trial , Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

Rich, Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Survivor

"If you want to live...You must put your heart and soul into the desire to want to conquer it."

Category: Adolescent and Young Adult , Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Michelle, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Caregiver

"AJ was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma and our world stopped turning."

Category: Ambassador , Follicular Lymphoma

Matt, Follicular Lymphoma Survivor

"I was only 36, still in good health, still going to the gym every day of the week."

Category: Ambassador , Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Lu, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Survivor

“The tremendous outpouring of compassion from all of those around me became the ‘gift’ of cancer which sustained me with much gratitude.”

Category: Follicular Lymphoma

Lisa, Follicular Lymphoma Survivor

“I haven’t been sick from my treatments—and that’d due to new and effective treatments coming through the pipeline.”