What I have learned in 33 years since losing Max

I have learned that the pain in the heart and soul is deep and will always be there. The ‘bucket’ has a hole, and even when you dedicate every day...

Shining a Light on Kiran’s Determination

Living with cancer can be overwhelming, to say the least. People with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have to take daily medication, travel to clinics, and carefully monitor their symptoms, on...

From first symptoms to finding an effective treatment

The journey from experiencing the first symptoms of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) to finding an effective treatment can be long, difficult, and painful, especially in low- and middle-income countries. That...

Fighting on despite unexpected standstill

This is the story of twin sisters, Kanitha and Kanoksri Kumphai from Thailand.  Like twins the world over, they were inseparable and continued to do most things together well into...

Max participates in the Malaysian Society of Hematology Annual Meeting – first post pandemic live conference

The Malaysian Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, held earlier this year, took on special significance as it was the first face-to-face conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairperson,...

Remembering Max, three decades later still looking for the why

Today is a difficult day, the anniversary of the day we lost Max to leukemia in 1991. The pain and feeling of emptiness remain with me, as real and tangible...

Road to Laos: Joy as first MAS Shipment of Medication Arrives!

After weeks of anxious anticipation, February 10, 2023, was a day of incredible joy for us as the first shipment of medication successfully arrived in our partner hospital in Laos...

A life of challenge giving way to hope for the future

Setu Kumari Khadka was born in Nepal in 1989 to much celebration, as the first daughter born into her family after several generations.  Setu remembers being weak and having health...

Cancer knows no boundaries.

43K patients with critical illnesses receiving support; 36M daily doses of treatment donated; 70+ low and middle-income countries where we work; >540 partner HCPs in our global network. Focusing our...

The longest surviving beneficiary of Max’s programs in Fiji.

Radha Bai Chandra is a 62-year-old widow, a mother, and the longest-surviving beneficiary of Max’s programs in Fiji. Although her search for treatment was long and challenging, the second life...

A story of Hope from a Doctor’s Perspective.

My name is Dr. Temilola Owojuyigb; I work in the Hematology and Blood Transfusion Unit, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. I decided to specialize in Hematology because hematological diseases are not often diagnosed...

A Woman with many hands

My name is Chhoun Socheata, I am 31 years old and I am an online teacher, teaching English and Khmer (Cambodian language). I have two children, a 10-year-old daughter, and...