The UK charity for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia – a rare type of blood cancer
Support Line: 0300 373 8500

Meet the others living with WM

There are just 4,000 people in the UK with WM and everyone’s story is a little different. Come and be encouraged by the stories of just some of those who are learning to live well with WM.

If you’d like to share your story, just get in touch. It will help to raise awareness of this incredible rare disease and encourage others on their own journey of living with WM.

Meet the others

Ellie's WM Patient Story

Ellie’s Story

I first noticed things weren’t quite right with my health in the period leading up to Christmas 2019, when I...
Keith's WM Patient Story

Keith’s Story

I first knew something was wrong whilst on holiday with my wife. We had returned to Plymouth, where we had...
Peter's WM Patient Story

Peter’s Story

My diagnosis of Waldenstrom's was by chance. A routine blood test threw up a seemingly freak figure. It was not...
Rebecca's WM Patient Story

Rebecca’s Story

My past two flu vaccines have both put me in hospital, and the lack of statistics about how the COVID-19...
Richard's WM Patient Story

Richard’s Story

My experience with WM started with a visit to the optician in February 2019. I was getting blurred vision which...
Rob's WM Patient Story

Rob’s Story

From Jelly Legs to Ganja-La Pass (Notes from a new WM’er). Like most of us, I am not sure when...
Rory Morrison

Rory’s Story

Rory Morrison was diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia, aged just 39. His wife, Nikki, talks about the legacy he has left...
Vern's WM Patient Story

Vern’s Story

My route to diagnosis wasn’t a quick or straightforward one. For a good few years, I brushed off symptoms –...
Vicky's WM Patient Story

Vicky’s Story

Vicky has been living with WM for 12 years, managing the disease without going on treatment. However, when her most...
Komal, who was diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia at 31 years old

Komal’s WM Story

I was diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia at the age of 31. Lymphoma was significantly found in my bone marrow, and...
Bob's WM Patient Story

Bob’s Story

On my 60th birthday in 2014 my wife, Deborah, surprised me with a family gathering at a beautiful farmhouse close...
Lucy's WM Patient Story

Lucy’s Story

My husband first noticed the lumps behind my ears in December 2017. They were tiny, but they didn’t go away,...
Mary's WM Patient Story

Mary’s Story

My diagnosis wasn’t straight forward. I broke my ankle and then my shoulder in quick succession and whilst in A&E,...
Karen's WM Patient Story

Karen’s Story

I live in a small village in mid-Wales, and to the saying ‘It takes a village to raise a child’...
Andy mcK

Andy’s Story

Because of my experience, and the rarity of the condition, which means the significance of the symptoms can easily be...