Patient Stories
Serious health conditions often make you feel like you're all alone. But you're not. Over the years, many of our patients have shared their stories with us so that we may share them with you.
Two-Time Lymphoma Survivor
When Bob Summer had cancer at 23, “I felt I’d lived a good life.” So at 46, after surviving Burkitt Lymphoma: “I feel like I’ve somehow cheated death. I felt like a spoiled kid asking for something on the top shelf.”
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor
Working just three days a week at an optometrist’s office, Carolyn Kloke remembers feeling very tired and began to experience acid reflux that progressed over time. “I woke up in extreme pain and took an antacid,” Carolyn recalls. “I wasn’t ill, but called the doctor the next day. My nurse practitioner found a mass, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Aplastic Anemia Survivor
Diagnosed with aplastic anemia at age 17, Jennifer Migliana can’t imagine having had a bone marrow transplant anywhere but Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
Aplastic Anemia Survivor
Returning from a climb near Mt. Everest in 2004, Matt Fioretti thought his doctors were crazy after he learned he had aplastic anemia.
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor
A little more than a year after her transplant for Hodgkin's Disease, Pamela Clark is cancer-free and busy surfing competitively, promoting surfing for women, and fund-raising for organizations such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor
At 72 years young, Roger Sweet can still pull off 32 chin ups. Not a feat that many people of any age can claim, nor one who has survived follicular large cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor
Susan Ault moved to the Pacific Northwest to get treatment for her non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Now a survivor, she’s taken up permanent residence in Sequim.
Polycythemia Vera Survivor
It took nearly a year to diagnose before Lisa Gordanier found out she had polycythemia vera.
Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Ken West lives comfortably with sickle cell disease, thanks to his health-care team at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.