Jasmine. 28. Mum of 2. Survivor.
Due to my sub type of Leukaemia being very rare, and me being just 26 years old when I was diagnosed, I wanted to raise as much awareness as possible for APML. I took part in numerous charity appeals and stories to try and get the word out about knowing the signs and symptoms and …
When I was first diagnosed I already had a place to run the 2019 London Marathon. It was a ballot place which means I wasn’t committed to raising money for any particular charity. I obviously had to defer my place as I was unable to run, but I knew as soon as I had finished …
There are 2 different types of treatment for APML, there’s the AIDA protocol and the arsenic trioxide protocol. I followed the AIDA protocol and it consisted of 4 rounds of chemotherapy treatment. The treatment protocol you follow depends on your risk level when you’re first admitted to hospital. I was high risk due to my …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
