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Cancer Freebies

by jasmine0392updated on June 8, 2020May 11, 20201 Comment on Cancer Freebies

To follow on from my hidden costs of cancer blog, there are also a few freebies that you’re able to get if you know where to look!Government SupportAs we were able to claim a small amount from universal credit, after 3 months of claiming I was able to claim for ‘limited capability for work related …

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Cancer Costs

by jasmine0392updated on June 1, 2020May 11, 20201 Comment on Cancer Costs

One of the things I didn’t expect when I was first diagnosed with cancer, was the amount of hidden costs involved. 18 months prior to my diagnosis we bought our ‘forever home’, a beautiful 4 bedroom detached house with a big mortgage to go with it! I was a self employed childminder, running a thriving …

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Remission

by jasmine0392updated on June 1, 2020May 5, 2020Leave a Comment on Remission

When I was discharged from hospital on 6th March, my doctors told me that there was no evidence of any leukaemia cells being left in my blood. This was amazing news and indicated that the chemotherapy I received whilst in hospital had worked. So they performed another bone marrow biopsy test. This was because the …

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Bone Marrow Biopsy

by jasmine0392updated on June 1, 2020May 5, 2020Leave a Comment on Bone Marrow Biopsy

When I was first told I had Leukaemia, the doctors found it through a blood test, called a complete blood count. Leukaemia shows up on a complete blood count with massive abnormalities, my hemoglobin level was through the floor, my platelet count was just 6 when it should be between 150 and 450 and my …

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APML

by jasmine0392updated on June 1, 2020May 5, 2020Leave a Comment on APML

My diagnosis was Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. My consultants were happy with this diagnosis as it has a high remission rate, with 80% survival rate and patients usually achieve remission from their first round of treatment. The majority of fatalities for APML are from the Leukaemia being caught too late. APML is a subtytpe of Acute …

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Isolation

by jasmine0392updated on June 8, 2020May 4, 2020Leave a Comment on Isolation

Once I arrived at the hospital I was sent to a private room with my Mum and Husband. They told me my blood counts were incredibly abnormal and they were 99% sure I had Leukaemia, but they were unsure on the type. In my first 24 hours in hospital I had over 25 blood tests, …

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Diagnosis

by jasmine0392updated on June 1, 2020May 4, 20201 Comment on Diagnosis

In the Autumn of 2018 I was in the best physical shape I’d ever been in, I’d lost around 4 stone from my heaviest, I was working 8 – 6 Monday to Friday and I’d just received a ballot place for the London Marathon, life was good. I threw myself into a rigorous training plan …

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Life After Blood Cancer

Hi,

My name is Jasmine, when I was 26 years old I was diagnosed with a very rare type of leukaemia called Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia.

This blog is about my journey to beating Leukaemia and life after blood cancer.

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