Liz | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
I’ve been affiliated with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for many years through the volunteer/fundraising opportunities available to my kids. Little did I know I’d be visiting your website for my own needs once my mom was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in January 2023. I’m overwhelmed with the advances made by LLS and find your organization to be a tremendous resource filled with hope. I always click on your stories and decide I want to share mine because I feel like my story and that of my mom’s offers just that, HOPE! When the doctor told my mom she would need a bone marrow transplant to survive, they launched a worldwide donor search, and my sister and I both asked to be swabbed. (Our older sister has an autoimmune disease and therefore wasn’t eligible.) We knew the transplant team was looking for a fully matched HLA bone marrow donor and that we, at best, would be a half-match. But we were desperate to do our part. Not too long after, my mom received a call from