Christelle's Lymphoma journey

Started 2 yrs ago

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About This Campaign

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Christelle Herbst
Organiser
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BaB campaign
Location
Meyerton
South Africa
Location
Started 2 yrs ago
Open end-date

My name is Christelle, and I am a mother to two young children and a devoted wife to a loving husband. I would like to share my story and ask that you take a minute to read my story in the hope that I will receive a miracle. 

In 2016, at the age of 30, I was diagnosed with stage II uterine diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkins’s lymphoma (which is a form of cancer) and became part of a clinical trial as this specific primary lymphoma was very rare. I underwent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery as part of my treatment. 

Unfortunately, in 2019 at the age of 33, I experienced a relapse and underwent chemotherapy again. 

Now, at the age of 38, I have experienced another relapse, this time at a more advanced stage, IV, and involving my ovaries as well as other lymph nodes. 

Fortunately, we have regained access to the clinical trial, and I am forever grateful to have the opportunity to receive both chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Surgery will again form part of my treatment but at a later stage. 

However, a significant...

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C. Herbst 31 Mar '25
We are blessed that we were able to start the targeted therapy in February. We are hopeful this will be the answer. Unfortunately its time to import the next batch from the States. At the moment we a...
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