hodgkins lymphoma

As a child, Molly Pratt had a fear of medical facilities.  Today, you'll hear how her perspective changed.  She's now a BSN, RN in Pediatrics at Beaumont Children's at Corewell Health's Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.

Molly was an active 16 year-old high school student when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  Her first round of treatment involved outpatient chemotherapy, but she eventually needed a bone marrow transplant, which she received in 2017.  Her priorities shifted from extracurricular activities and college tours to her inpatient recovery.

But her hospital stay changed her perspective. Her nurses became her social circle, playing card games with them late at night.  Inspired by her care, she decided to follow in their footsteps.  She now provides the same level of compassion to the kids she works with.  She's able to relate to their experiences, having been through the process herself.  In fact, she just had her final 6 month checkup, and she got to spend time with her patients in clinic, as a patient herself.

Molly leaves us with inspiring advice about not taking any day for granted, and having the confidence to accomplish whatever it is you set your mind to.

Resources

National Bone Marrow Transplant Link - (800) LINK-BMT, or (800) 546-5268.

nbmtLINK Website: https://www.nbmtlink.org/

nbmtLINK Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/nbmtLINK

nbmtLINK YouTube Page can be found by clicking here.

Thank you to our sponsors. This season is supported by a healthcare contribution from Sanofi  and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

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https://www.lls.org/patient-support

Justin was on the precipice of reclaiming his innocence after coming out, becoming sober from alcohol after college, and then building anew when he would face the untimely life disruption of a cancer diagnosis. Follow along as Justin, now beyond a decade out from his Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, lets us into his world. Stay tuned as he lends us perspective that can inspire courage and resilience in us all.

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AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

Episode four! Already! We're over half way through this series. Would you BELIEVE! But this week's episode is with another phenomenal storyteller. And another storyteller who decided to go into medicine after having cancer. What a legend. This week we're joined by Shaumya. Shaumya was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma when she was 18. Shauumya joined us to talk about the unconditional, relentless loving care her parents gave her, facing Cancer Week at uni directly after speaking to us, meeting your cancer icons (who knew they were a thing 'til you get cancer, right?!) and getting fertility treatment as a single person who barely feels adult enough to make the decisions they're being asked to.

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AfterThoughts : The Teenage Years is supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust support those diagnosed with cancer when they're 13-24 and provide specialised nursing care and support to get them through treatment.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to a friend, or find support from any of the brilliant charities online.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas and Dinah Mullen.

AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

It's episode two of Series Four and we're joined by another incredible storyteller.

Aiden was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at 18. He joined us to chat about toxic positivity and its long-term impact on your mental health, the impact of his hair loss on his self-confidence (something we don't talk about enough when it comes to guys!) and his completely remarkable story of being a pre-med student and successfully diagnosing himself with cancer. How many other people can say they've done that? You do NOT want to miss hearing Aiden tell this tale.

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AfterThoughts : The Teenage Years is supported by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust support those diagnosed with cancer when they're 13-24 and provide specialised nursing care and support to get them through treatment.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to reach out to a friend, or find support from any of the brilliant charities online.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas and Dinah Mullen.

Meet Wilf, 27 years old who's back pain it turned out was the result of Hodgkins lymphoma. A journey that took over a year to diagnose, including a visit to me at Putney Chiro. We walk through his journey including 12 weeks of intensive chemotherapy, hair falling out and concerns he may never make it through. I spoke to him in July 2021 and his chemo started January 2021. Thanks Wilf for sharing your story and congratulation on beating the darkness.

A great episode for chiropractors as we talk about all the red flags that eventually were there and a good reminder for us all, that sometimes it's not neuro or mechanical.

Also if you are not a chiro, this is simply an uplifting story of beating cancer.

Chiro London Insta account showing his PET CT scan before and after results as discussed 

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Teenage cancer survivor Alex Hinerman joins us on this episode to talk about the difficulty in getting diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, the battles with cancer and treatment, and the special memories of her time at Arkansas Children's.