Living
Hopefully, you’ve read my first article on CAR T-cell therapy or seen something about it on news reports. It’s getting …
Within 10 days of being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), I fired my oncologist and hired another one. I …
I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011 at 49 years old. At the time, I’d been at my job …
After I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, I was able to watch and wait for two years. My slow-growing blood …
Thanksgiving was really good the year Crystal got done with chemo. When Thanksgiving arrived, she still had one more treatment …
The first Thanksgiving after my divorce, my little son put his head down on the table and cried. “I want …
When I attended my granddaughter’s concert last week, I was taken back by the touching words of the song, “I …
Writing about this is very personal and I’m actually fine about putting it on the internet for strangers to read. Years …
I tell myself that I need to live every day as if it were my last. I should live for …
A blood cancer diagnosis is a shock, but what can make it more difficult is navigating the information and research …
Acronyms are a short way to describing something but it’s usually rare to have one that has two totally different …
I reached for the box of Cheerios, pulled my hand back, and then took the box down. It was the …
I know that sounds completely bonkers but writing from the UK, I never understood how big Health Union is, how …
My first reaction to my diagnosis was a numb disbelief followed soon by anger. Even worse, I didn’t tell anyone …
Like with anything in life, the bills eventually come due, and cancer is no exception. Now that I’ve been done …
It was one of those days. One of those days when I should have just stayed in bed. My day started out poorly. …
I have so much to say about living with chronic myelogenous leukemia for the past five years. In fact, four …
The frailty of this life becomes glaringly apparent after facing cancer. While the glorious word remission is a goal, the …
While my chemotherapy and maintenance treatment are completed, it has taken me months to return to a normal life. My …
You may have heard or read a lot about this thing called ‘CAR T-cell therapy‘ – but what exactly is …
