Ninth episode of the AAMDSIF podcast. Can sleep affect your treatment for bone marrow failure diseases? Dr. Asefa Mekonnen explains why sleep is important for patients as well as when to tell your doctor that you aren't sleeping well. Check this out!

Eighth episode of the AAMDSIF podcast.

So many decisions! Nancy Corbitt, nurse navigator, coaches us through the decision-making process for bone marrow failure as well as how to deal with side effects of medications.

Seventh episode of the AAMDSIF podcast.

Patrice led the charge in her treatment for aplastic anemia, followed by bone marrow transplant. Discover how she made not just surviving but thriving her own goal here!

Sixth episode of the AAMDSIF podcast.

Duane shares his story of MDS treatments, and how MDS interrupted his life.

Fifth episode of the AAMDSIF podcast. “Three hours after they drew my blood, my doctor called to tell me to go immediately to the emergency room!” Because Kirollos was a pharmacy student, he understood that having such low blood counts needed fast treatment, but he was still surprised. Discover how he progressed from diagnosis to transplant to survivorship quickly here.

Bonus episode. Conversation with Robert Burleson, Communications Manager: Eight years and 100 interviews later, here's what I've learned from patients.

Forth episode of the AAMDSIF podcast. "Never give up!" That's Brandi's advice to patients. Her diagnosis was months in coming, and then more time to find the best allogenic donor for her transplant---over 19 months in the hospital between diagnosis and successful transplant.

Third episode of the AAMDSIF podcast. Bunny has PNH, but is living the survivor's life! Joe, her dear husband, has been her caregiver since the illness began. Listen to how they are sharing the journey here.

Second episode of the AAMDSIF podcast. Senior Director of Health Professional Programs, Alice Houk, describes how your health care team can become your Partner toward health in this interview.

First episode of the new AAMDSIF podcast. Our patients, families, and caregivers have been asking us for more ways to learn about rare blood cancers and bone marrow failure diseases. So, we're coming to you today, thanks to generous support from individual donors and our corporate partners, including Celgene.

Today's episode is all about how we at AAMDSIF can help you when you or someone in your life is first diagnosed. Future podcasts will talk about everything from what it's like to have a stem cell transplant as a patient, and how researchers actually dream up new medications to treat those complicated diseases. First, I'd like to introduce Robert Burleson, who does the interviews for AAMDSIF, and Leigh Clark, our patient educator.