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MY LEUKEAMIA and the SPIRIT 2 TRIAL

My daughter Sarah had been telling me that I ought to see the doctor about chest pains I was having when walking any distance and to stop her pestering me i made an appointment.
The doctor said I should attend the Cardiac clinic and arranged blood test.
I had the blood test and later the same day the doctor telephoned me to say that I had an extraordinarily high white blood cell count, 200+, and must attend the heamatology clinic the next day.
I asked what it could be and he said it might be Leukaemia, which was quite a shock.