Bob McEachern

Christmas morning. I was enjoying a relaxing, festive time with my family. My phone buzzed. It was an automated reminder from the cancer hospital. I had an oncologist appointment in...

My wife used to come to all of my oncologist appointments with me. When I was in active treatment for follicular lymphoma, it was very helpful to have another set...

Since I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma 15 years ago, I’ve had a bunch of scans. And of course, with every scan came scanxiety. Every time. But a few weeks...

I want to share my blood cancer pet peeve with you. A pet peeve is one of those little nagging things that really aren’t all that important, but have a...

Of all of the difficult things that cancer has forced me to do, telling my kids the news was the hardest. My kids were 6, 8, and 10 years old...

A few weeks ago, I went for a long walk with my family. My son suggested a spot that he liked, a park on top of a very tall hill...

My oncologist works in a large research hospital that is attached to a medical school. When I go to an appointment with him to check on my follicular lymphoma, there...

There is no doubt that dogs can be a big help to a blood cancer patient. They provide comfort and joy. They can even help with a diagnosis! The very...

There are lots of places online that will tell you about what you should not say to a cancer patient. That includes some excellent advice on this very site. It’s...

An interesting meme made its way (again) around the internet recently. It was an image listing the ways people had died in London in 1632. Some causes of death had...

January 15 is my diagnosiversary. It’s been 13 years since I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, and 11 years since my first treatment with a monoclonal antibody. In the past...

“Cwoh-wing.” That was how my son said “clothing” when he was very small. One Christmas before a large family gathering, when he was not quite four years old, we had...

It’s Blood Cancer Awareness Month again. And once again, I have mixed feelings about it. I am pretty aware of my own blood cancer, thank you very much. I think...

Recently, I wrote a blog entry in which I mentioned bone marrow biopsies (BMB). If you are lucky enough to have avoided one, a BMB is a part of some...

If you are like me, you’re feeling a need to connect these days. I’m working from home, self-isolating as much as I can. I’m lucky to be home with my...

I have a confession to make: I’m a big nerd. Specifically, I’m a big cancer nerd. I could go by other names. Cancer geek. Maybe cancer anorak. Some say those...

I’m thinking about finally getting rid of my treadmill. I’ve had it for 12 years. I used to use it a lot, but these days, it’s mostly gathering dust. I...

In mid-November 2019, the blood cancer community saw the launch of the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation. There are lots of organizations that help raise money for blood cancer research. But this...

Now that my wife and I are empty nesters, we’re making grand plans for what to do with our time. Travel is a big part of our plans, and we...

January 15 is my diagnosiversary. I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma 12 years ago. It’s a doubly special cancer day for me. I started treatment two years to the day...