No One Stares When You Got Some Hair“You don’t look sick!” I’ve been told over and over again. Most of my pain is not readily visible. My oncologist had told me that I had won the “cancer...Bookmark for later
For Those in the Back, Leukemia is 'Real' CancerThe idea that I feel the need to say, “leukemia is real cancer,” is weird, isn’t it? Well to me, it boggles my mind. Believe it or not, one of...Bookmark for later
No One Stares When You Got Some Hair“You don’t look sick!” I’ve been told over and over again. Most of my pain is not readily visible. My oncologist had told me that I had won the “cancer...Bookmark for later
For Those in the Back, Leukemia is 'Real' CancerThe idea that I feel the need to say, “leukemia is real cancer,” is weird, isn’t it? Well to me, it boggles my mind. Believe it or not, one of...Bookmark for later
No One Stares When You Got Some Hair“You don’t look sick!” I’ve been told over and over again. Most of my pain is not readily visible. My oncologist had told me that I had won the “cancer...Bookmark for later
For Those in the Back, Leukemia is 'Real' CancerThe idea that I feel the need to say, “leukemia is real cancer,” is weird, isn’t it? Well to me, it boggles my mind. Believe it or not, one of...Bookmark for later
Just RelaxI was talking to a cancer agency social worker when she said, “So, what do you do to relax?” I ran through the list of the things I do to...Bookmark for later
Chemo-Savvy: A CML Patient's Top 5 Caregiver TipsI’ve been a leukemia patient since 2011 and it isn’t always easy to navigate this disease. It can be painful, disturbing, and confusing even on my best days. I think...Bookmark for later
Fighting the FatigueFor us blood-cancer patients fatigue can hit pretty hard. It’s like a weight that gets heavier and heavier. I was diagnosed with leukemia in 2011. I’ve been fighting fatigue ever...Bookmark for later
Blood Cancer and Resilience: A Necessary CombinationIf I’ve learned anything over the past eight years with chronic myeloid leukemia, it’s that we blood cancer patients are a resilient lot. It’s not as if we have a...Bookmark for later
Life In-BetweenMy only experiences with cancer before I was diagnosed were either: 1. People who beat it and 2. People who didn’t beat it. From what I saw, beating it meant...Bookmark for later
How Do You Cope During Blood Cancer Setbacks?I’ve shut myself away for the last several weeks and that can be a good thing—or not. My eight-year journey with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) took a turn last year...Bookmark for later
