CMLer's portofolio - Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - CML
Christiane from Brussels
My name is Christiane and I am now 57 years old (in 2011). Chronic leukemia and I shared a long history for 18 years. I was a little over 38 years old when I was diagnosed with CML. This was a huge shock for my family and myself. At the time (March 1993 ), I thought that I will never know the end of the year nor my grandchildren. With the drugs (Interferon, Hydrea) and then with the chemos of February / March 1996, my life was extended from year to year. My spouse, my family and medical circle, enabled me to keep morale high.
After I went to the Bordet Institute in Brussels during 1996, for an autologous stem cell transplant that finally was not realized, I became interested in oil painting. I paint surrealist paintings like the Belgian painter René Magritte. Currently, I attend an artists' studio located at the Abbaye de Forest (Brussels). In 2001, the drug Glivec appeared during my existence and on the market. It relieved me more - with fewer side effects compared to Hydrea - and after a few years I have enjoyed a long period of almost 3 years without too many health concerns. In August 2009, I started to swallow my daily Tasigna capsules, another advance in the therapeutic field.
I have 3 grandchildren who fulfill my existence. The eldest is 7 years old. I am happy to be alive despite the hardships of life. Briefly, I hope that my story can encourage those who are saddened from being ill, having leukemia or another cancer.
My name is Christiane and I am now 57 years old (in 2011). Chronic leukemia and I shared a long history for 18 years. I was a little over 38 years old when I was diagnosed with CML. This was a huge shock for my family and myself. At the time (March 1993 ), I thought that I will never know the end of the year nor my grandchildren. With the drugs (Interferon, Hydrea) and then with the chemos of February / March 1996, my life was extended from year to year. My spouse, my family and medical circle, enabled me to keep morale high.
After I went to the Bordet Institute in Brussels during 1996, for an autologous stem cell transplant that finally was not realized, I became interested in oil painting. I paint surrealist paintings like the Belgian painter René Magritte. Currently, I attend an artists' studio located at the Abbaye de Forest (Brussels). In 2001, the drug Glivec appeared during my existence and on the market. It relieved me more - with fewer side effects compared to Hydrea - and after a few years I have enjoyed a long period of almost 3 years without too many health concerns. In August 2009, I started to swallow my daily Tasigna capsules, another advance in the therapeutic field.
I have 3 grandchildren who fulfill my existence. The eldest is 7 years old. I am happy to be alive despite the hardships of life. Briefly, I hope that my story can encourage those who are saddened from being ill, having leukemia or another cancer.
Rita from Montreal
Rita received a diagnostic of CML ..... She started to paint......
Rita received a diagnostic of CML ..... She started to paint......
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