![]() "Apart from the symptoms that prompted me to get checked, the worrying thing was I felt largely normal. The doctor told me that you’re meant to have between 150,000 and 400,000 platelets per microliter of blood and I only had 12,000. "The rash – called a petechial rash – was a result of not having enough platelets in my body to stop even tiny knocks from bruising my skin, because my blood was unable to clot. My wife and I drove in, preparing ourselves for the news. ![]() Graeme said: "When the Western phoned me, they said I needed to go to the oncology ward and I knew what that word meant. Graeme's brother Jamie was a perfect match for a stem cell transplant. The campaign is particularly aimed at those aged 40 and over, and urges everyone with persistent symptoms, unusual for them, to contact their GP practice without delay to get checked – this could include unexplained bleeding, unusual lumps, unexplained weight loss or something that doesn’t feel normal for them. The Scottish government’s ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign reinforces the benefits of finding cancer at an earlier stage when there’s more treatment options available, a greater likelihood of living well after treatment and better news to tell the family. Graeme is now sharing his experience and encouraging others who may be concerned about possible cancer symptoms to contact their GP without delay. A&E staff sent him home to discuss these issues with his GP, proving how subtle the symptoms of leukaemia can be.įollowing blood tests taken by his GP, Graeme, from Leith, received a call at 9.30pm that night, telling him to go immediately to the Western General Hospital where his diagnosis was confirmed. Later that day he was due to attend an appointment to get to the bottom of the freckles, fatigue and bruising he was experiencing. READ MORE: Distraught Midlothian woman 'trapped' in her flat as she has to crawl down steps On the day Graeme was given the devastating diagnosis, he woke up in A&E after suffering an ankle injury playing football. Now 34, Graeme has opened up on his life-changing journey and how he is now in remission. Graeme Clark, who was 29 when he was diagnosed, experienced the symptoms at the end of 2017 and just weeks later, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. ![]() A young Edinburgh man was diagnosed with aggressive leukaemia after noticing red freckles on his arms and bleeding gums.
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