Quotes of the month

November 2019

November

I admit I do have bad days, but I get through them. I also have good days when I actually forget that I have the illness.

- Nicholas Priest

October 2019

October

Life goes on beyond diagnosis; and it can be full of whatever we want!

- Chanelle Thornton, CML patient

September 2019

September

There is the hope and the possibility of a future with my children and for that I consider myself incredibly lucky.

- Hayley Welch, CML patient

August 2019

August

Just be positive every day and just live your life as you can. Don’t sit there and let this win.

- Norrie Philp, CML patient

July 2020

July

“Just keep fighting, fight every day. I know it’s easy for me to say that, and everybody’s different, but that’s the positive mind I’ve set out to have and I’ve done that.”

- Norrie Philp

July 2019

July

I’m very pleased to still be here alive and kicking, albeit gently.

- Stuart Northage, CML Patient

May 2020

May

“For the vast majority of patients life will go on very well, you will live a normal life, you will see your children growing up"

- Nigel Deekes, CML Patient

April 2020

April

“The future is looking good now – my treatment is working well, the side effects are manageable, and although life hasn’t gone exactly to plan there’s still a lot to look forward to!”

- Fran Woodcock, CML patient

March 2020

March

I know I have so much to live for and so much to fight for.

- Hayley Welch, CML patient

February 2019

February

You keep putting one foot in front of the other and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.

- Sara

January 2019

January

The diagnosis made a huge difference to my life […], it’s made me a better person, I have no doubt about that. It’s made me recognise the important things in life.

- Kris, patient and advocate, UK