My Cancer Could Have Been Caught Years Earlier | Leesa's Story | (CLL) | The Patient Story

Leesa P. received an unexpected cancer diagnosis of Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) after a routine physical. However, not long after her diagnosis her oncologist told her, “You probably have had this for a while.” After pulling her medical records from 3 years prior, she learned her cancer could have been caught years earlier. Now, 14 years after diagnosis, Leesa reflects on her journey and making the most of the time she has.

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Leesa's Video Series:
1) My Cancer Could Have Been Caught Years Earlier: This Video
2) My Cancer Treatment Caused Me so Much Pain at Times I Couldn't Walk:    • My Cancer Treatment Caused Me so Much...  

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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
02:18 - Getting the diagnosis
06:02 - Processing the diagnosis
08:57 - Telling loved ones about your diagnosis 
12:34 - Finding a support system
14:17 - How the cancer could have been caught earlier: Pulling records from
3 years earlier
18:44 - Being put on watch and wait
23:08 - Worsening symptoms: Dealing with Ocular disease
30:27 - Starting treatment after watch & wait
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