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.

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Survivor

Doing nothing more than walking after dinner, Joyce Miner wondered if she were having a heart attack. But what she had was lymphocytic leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome positive (ALL Ph+).

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Survivor

When Oktar Babuna was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a search for a bone marrow donor inspired 160,000 people to be tested. "SCCA does more (transplants) than any place in the world...so I came here. And I'm glad I did."

CLL Survivor

Treated on a clinical trial, Richard Warburton lives with CLL, and expects to for many years to come.

Leukemia Survivor

Valerie Johnson is a leukemia survivor whose doctors in Sequim worked with SCCA doctors for her treatment as part of SCCA's Network services.

Plasma Cell Leukemia Survivor

From a perfect physical to having plasma cell leukemia in just one summer, Bill Matthaei is finally back on his bike after successful treatment at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Leukemia Survivor

Anna Robinson is an AML survivor after two bone marrow transplants.