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• It's All Too Much. Travels and Travails of This Leukemia Patient, Advocate and...

  

  The Spirit of Haida Gwaiiby Bill RiedI am so tired.It’s all good, but it all too much.I am returning home from a very successful and delightful few days in... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• CLL Patient and Caregiver Meeting in Denver Oct 25 to Help Jumpstart a Support...

  

  Do you live in or near Denver and have CLL or know someone who does? There is a meeting scheduled that might be a great help on Oct 25. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• EHA 2016: Professor Hallek on the Unmet Needs in CLL (chronic Lymphocytic...

  Today in the 2016 Conference Coverage section of the CLL Society website, we’ve posted an interview with Dr. Michael Hallek about the unmet needs in CLL as... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASCO 2016: Dr. Susan O’Brien Where She Discusses Frontline Data on...

  We are 8 weeks out from the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology and realize that we have quite a few interviews from the ASCO and EHA... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• The News from the CLL Tribune, Caregiver Musical Video by Derek Caine, and CLL...

  Last week we published the latest issue of The CLL Tribune. We’re so grateful to the patients, and physicians and others who share their experience and expertis... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Frontline Therapy for CLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia), And on Stress and...

  This week in The Basics section of the CLL Society's website, we’ve posted an article that I wrote about Frontline Therapy that what factors are considered... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Dr. Susan O'Brien on Liver Inflammation from Idelalisib for the Treatment of...

  This week in the Conference Coverage section, we’ve posted another interview with Dr. Susan O’Brien out of UCI where we discussed an ASCO 2016 abstract about... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASCO 2016: Dr. O'Brien on What Happens When We Fail Ibrutinib for Our CLL...

  Last week in the Conference Coverage section, we’ve posted another interview with Dr. Susan O’Brien out of UCI where we discussed an important paper that cleare... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• World Lymphoma Awareness Day

  

  Website The Basics Living Well with CLL Clinical Trials FAQ News AboutFriends,Today is World Lymphoma Awareness Day!The CLL Society motto is Smart Patients Get... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASCO 2016: Dr. Susan O'Brien on Acalabrutinib in Frontline CLL

  

  Dr. Susan O'Brien from the University of California at Irvine share the important news from ASCO 2016 relating to CLL.While ASH and EHA are solely focused on... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASCO 2016: Dr. Susan O’Brien on GDC-0853, a Novel BTK Inhibitor for CLL

  Friends,Well, I’m packing my bags again in preparation to speak at the European School of Hematology meeting being held in Portugal this coming weekend and... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Dr. Castro on HDMP+ Obinutuzumab and Many Chances to Learn and Share About Our...

  The CLL Society can keep me too busy at times.Here's why.Summer has flown by and we’re preparing for a very busy and educational fall, especially with the next... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Many Chances to Learn and Share About Our CLL

  

  Me and my new best friend near Mount KenyaThe CLL Society can keep me too busy at times.Here's why.Summer has flown by and we’re preparing for a very busy and... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• 1,000,402 Page Views

  WOW!That's right. Sometime in the last 24 hours this little blog passed one million page views.Thanks to all my reader.It's all a bit humbling.Stay strong.We ar... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASH 2015: Dr. Jeff Jones on Venetoclax for CLL Relapse After Ibrutinib and...

  

  The happy couple standing right on the equator at the most elegant Mt. Kenya Safari Club(Just sharing it wasn't all roughing it on our trip to Kenya. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Terry Evans Discusses His Evolution as a CLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)...

  It has been incredibly busy since I returned stateside at LAX from Nairobi. Between the jet lag and catching up with work and upcoming activities for the CLL... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• I Have Found the FAST FORWARD, but Where is the PAUSE Button

  

  Us with our guides and safari organizer in KenyaI returned stateside at LAX late Monday after leaving Nairobi on Sunday. Our arranged transport didn't show. In... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Reflections on Risking a Safari in Kenya When Fighting CLL (chronic Lymphocytic...

  Was it a good idea to go on a photo safari all over Kenya?The safest and maybe the smartest course is to stay put.Or maybe risk a trip to the beach for the... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Guest Post from Betsy While We Are in Kenya on Safari

  Here is the latest update from Brian:We are doing fine in a lovely tent camp in Kenya with limited Internet when the generator is running. This is a land of... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Dr. Furman on Genomic Testing and MRD Negativity in CLL (chronic Lymphocytic...

  I am going on radio silence and am writing this from the airport in Qatar so please don’t be upset or worried if I don’t respond to questions or comments. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 COMMUNITY, HEALTH