by Maureen Barlow | Feb 22, 2024 | CML SUN, CML SUN Patient Voice
‘This thing is not going to be the end of my life’ Onward Mudindo, Zimbabwe Diagnosed with CML in 2014 Onward Mudindo was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with CML. Over the next five years, the disease — and the side effects from the drugs used to treat it —...
by Maureen Barlow | Feb 8, 2024 | CML SUN, CML SUN Patient Voice
Surviving CML makes you ‘grateful for the little things’ Eunice Orekha, Nigeria Diagnosed with CML in 2006 Eunice Orekha was in the middle of moving her family to a new city in Nigeria when something seemed off. Just 30 years old at the time, the government worker...
by Maureen Barlow | Dec 11, 2023 | CML SUN, CML SUN Patient Voice
“You have to educate yourself so that you can be your own advocate” Joannie Clements, U.S.A. Diagnosed with CML in 2001 Joannie Clements was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in 2001, not long after a broken neck forced her husband Jerry into early retirement....
by Maureen Barlow | Dec 8, 2023 | CML SUN, CML SUN Patient Voice
“ Relationships with doctors need to be based on shared decision-making, understanding quality of life needs and goals for the future. — CML patient, diagnosed in 2008 ” What the CML Community is Saying Rod Padua, Philippines Caregiver since 2006 Bahija Gouimi,...
by Maureen Barlow | Dec 8, 2023 | CML SUN, CML SUN Patient Voice
“Patients need to be involved and feel like they are involved” Toni Montserra, Spain Diagnosed with CML in 2015 Toni Montserrat was 49 years old when he experienced an unusual amount of fatigue during a family vacation in 2015. When he returned home, the...
