How I Got Diagnosed with Leukemia : AML (In My 20’s) | The Patient Story

In this segment, Michele describes what her first symptoms were before she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML. She also shares the pain of dealing with a cancer diagnosis at just 24 years old, and what she had to figure out before her long hospital stays.

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Michele G. shares her acute myeloid leukemia (AML) story. She was diagnosed with the blood cancer when she was just 24 years old. She shares the toughest times and what she’s been able to take away from going through cancer treatment and a stem cell transplant, not once - but twice.

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9/15: How I Got Diagnosed
9/16: Going Through AML Treatment & Side Effects
9/17: My Relapse & Treatment
9/18: Survivorship: Life After Diagnosis

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Contents of this video:

00:00 - Intro
1:10 - About Michele
1:54 - First Symptom
4:31 - When I realised how serious this can be
6:48 - How I got through scanxiety
11:10 - How my doctor first broke the news
12:32 - Recalling the moment of diagnosis
14:11 - Breaking the news to friends & family
18:50 - How my doctor described AML

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