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
A Letter to My CMLNot so Dear CML,You suck. I wish you’d go away and leave me alone. Yours truly, Susan. Only kidding. If you wrote a letter to your blood cancer, what would...Bookmark for later
My Furry Companion: The Support of AnimalsI’ve never been without a pet. Until recently. It’s a lonely feeling. Something is missing and I search for it in little creaks and noises when my mind is wandering...Bookmark for later
Well, I'm Tired... AgainI want to write but I don’t really have the words. I’m tired. Work has gone quiet because of it. Not that I’m worried. Well, a little bit worried. But...Bookmark for later
Elephant TattooWell, I did it! Much to my mother’s dismay... Me: Mummy, I know you are going to be really angry and disappointed with me, but I’m walking to the tattoo...Bookmark for later
Lowered ExpectationsI got the most marvelous advice from a friend recently in just three simple words: lower your expectations. We were talking about time and how we spend it. Ten years...Bookmark for later
