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    • Epidemiology Study
    • Young People and MPNs Blog
    • MPN Voice Vlogcasts – In Conversation With …..
  • About MPNs
    • About MPNs
      • Diagnosed with MPN?
      • What do blood counts mean?
      • What are MPNs?
      • What causes MPNs?
      • Essential thrombocythaemia (ET)
      • Myelofibrosis (MF)
      • Polycythaemia vera
      • A-Z of terminology
    • Treatments
      • General Info
      • Treatment leaflets
      • Anagrelide
      • Integrative treatment
      • Aspirin
      • Cytarabine
      • Hydroxycarbamide
      • Inrebic
      • Interferon alpha
      • Melphalan, busulfan and P32
      • Ruxolitinib
      • Thalidomide
      • Venesection (phlebotomy)
      • Bone marrow transplant
      • Additional treatments
    • Trials and Research
      • Trials and Research
      • Going on a Trial
      • Current UK MPN trials
      • Guy’s Hospital, London, MPN Clinical Trials Portfolio
      • MPN Voice supported trials
      • Mosaicc
      • Vorinostat Phase II Study Results
      • CMML (Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia) MONOCLE Study
    • For Health care professionals
  • Living With MPNs
    • Real Stories
    • I Am…
    • Treatment decisions
    • Talking with your doctor
    • Everyday Challenges
      • Everyday Challenges
      • Contraceptives and HRT
      • Deep Vein Thrombosis
      • Fighting fatigue
      • Renewing Intimacy
      • Coping with side effects
      • If you need surgery
      • Itchy skin
    • Your state of mind
      • Your state of mind
      • What you may be feeling
      • Looking well but feeling awful
      • Communicating feelings
      • Coping long-term
    • Blood Clots
      • After a blood clot
      • After a serious clot
      • End-of-life
      • Hospice care
      • Reducing pain and symptoms – palliative care
    • Ways to feel better
      • Ways to feel better
      • Complementary therapies
      • Reflexology and massage therapy
      • Relaxation podcasts for people with MPNs
      • Staying active
      • Eating well
      • Keeping track of symptoms
      • Reducing stress
      • Know the warning signs
      • Staying well
    • Pregnancy
      • MPNs in pregnancy
      • Planning before pregnancy
      • During pregnancy
      • Miscarriage
    • Practical advice
      • Practical advice
      • Cost of medications – exemption certificate
      • Employment rights
      • Travel information
      • Planning for travel
      • MPN Alert Cards
      • Living abroad
    • GSK’s MPN Time To Be Seen
  • Get Involved
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    • Events
    • Patients forums
    • Buddy Programme
      • About the Buddy Programme
      • Join the programme
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      • Design your own event
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      • Fundraising Heroes
      • Past fundraisers
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      • HealthUnlocked
  • My MPN Voice App
    • Learn more about MY MPN VOICE APP
    • Overview of the My MPN Voice App – with Study and without Study
    • Next Steps – Stages, Sign Up & Support
    • FAQs – GSTT Study App and Wearables
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Submit a story
    • Join our mailing list
  • COVID-19
    • Fast access to COVID medicines for people with blood cancer
    • 4th dose COVID vaccination for people with MPNs
      • COVID-19 Vaccine for people with MPNs
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice and Information
    • COVID-19 and Day-to-Day Life: making decisions about your risk of exposure
    • Emotional and well-being advice
    • Webinar Videos
    • Podcasts- Relaxation podcasts for people with (MPNs)
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Peer ‘buddy’ support

Buddies, Essential Thrombocythaemia, Living with MPNsBy Tim EllisMarch 30, 2016

Maz talks about how a buddy really helped her when she was diagnosed with ET

Tips on ways to overcome some side effects of PV

Living with MPNs, Polycythaemia veraBy Tim EllisMarch 17, 2016

Louise shares some tips that have helped her overcome some of the side effects of PV (polycythaemia vera)

Being a buddy

Buddies, Living with MPNs, MyelofibrosisBy Tim EllisMarch 10, 2016

Chris talks about being a buddy and giving support to others.

Alisia and using Interferon

Essential Thrombocythaemia, Living with MPNsBy Tim EllisMarch 9, 2016

Alisia talks about her experience of Interferon and injecting

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