http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1423922 &messageid=5658&startid=5660 Only about 10% of lymphomas show abnormal cells in the blood (leukemia). Most are pretty silent until very close to the end - if it helps, I've had two of my own die "suddenly" and I have autopsied them only to find lymphoma in multiple organs. It is a silent killer, and you should have no guilt that it sneaked up on you. With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, DVM [Posted in FML issue 4230]