Stories of Hope
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 are the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s ongoing effort to give those affected by lymphoma a voice.
Laurie, Follicular Lymphoma
Laurie, Follicular Lymphoma Survivor In 2006, I was the president of a financial software company, was married and had a young son in kindergarten. Then, on Good Friday of…
William, Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
William, Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Survivor Life always fills your mind with things to hope for. Some of these hopes are mundane and realistic; my wife and I…
Debbie, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor
Debbie, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor I am thankful for my cancer. Sounds crazy, right? But as I reflect 21 years after my diagnosis and treatment, I believe there…
Gil, B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor
Gil, B-Cell Lymphoma Survivor I was sitting alone in a stark, clean examination room on September 16, 2021, at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Brookline, Massachusetts, my…
Cherylinn, Mantle Cell Lymphoma Survivor
Cherylinn, Mantle Cell Lymphoma Survivor I survived cancer not once, not twice, but three times. I was first diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) – a typically aggressive, rare…
Rickey, Follicular Lymphoma Survivor and Caregiver
Rickey, Follicular Lymphoma Survivor and Mantle Cell Lymphoma Caregiver When explaining what it is like to be a caregiver for a loved one, I like to use the analogy…