What To Do When Everyone has an OpinionPart of the title of the Academy Award-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made me think of a fact of life:...reactionscomments
Cancer & The Feelings Others Have About YouOften, we write about the feelings we have when going through chemo and blood cancer, and there are a ton, no doubt...reactions15comments
Planning a Safe Vacation as a Cancer SurvivorIn order to have more confidence while traveling, it is essential to be prepared. We have planned several vacations since both mine...reactions2comments
Maneuvering the Potholes of Blood CancerHaving blood cancer is like driving down a road full of potholes.First of all, you have to make sure all these dips...reactions8comments
Abandoning Your SuperheroThe superheroes I enjoyed in youth were Adam West T.V. "Batman", William Katt’s “The Greatest American Hero”, and finally the one and...reactions1comment
An Interview With My CaretakerDuring my blood cancer journey, I had one main person who became my caretaker, his name is Jordan. We started off as...reactions4comments
Enough AlreadyWhen I was a kid, before the internet, I loved getting novelty catalogs. I'd scour them for hours on end, planning for...reactions2comments
2 Years Chemo FreeI can’t quite believe it. In fact, the last 2 years had a lot of ‘I can’t quite believe it’ in it...reactionscomments
Truth And Blood CancerYou can do and say pretty much anything you want, but over time, the truth always surfaces. No matter how you look at...reactions7comments
Becoming an Empty Nester With Blood CancerRecently, my son graduated from high school. My baby, the youngest of my three children, will leave for college in a few...reactions12comments
The Places You’ll GoCongratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places. You’re off and away…Dr. Seuss "Wow! I’m going to New York City...reactions8comments
Watching My Hemoglobin: I Wish I Were a "10" Again!October 25 is MDS World Awareness Day, an opportunity to commemorate and show support for those living with myelodysplastic syndromes. Bo Derek...reactions3comments
A New DayI saw the sunrise today. Every time I see this beautiful phenomenon of nature, I think back to when I was first...reactions13comments
How I Got my (Tennis) Game BackDespite my best efforts to coax my feet into moving and to make a good contact with the ball, today I played...reactions8comments
What Cancer Survivor Day Means to MeA person living with cancer can be considered a cancer survivor. When diagnosed with blood cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, I was...reactions5comments
Living Well with CancerDisclaimer: What follows is just what has worked so well for me that it has taken me from essentially being bed-ridden for...reactions2comments
Why People Treat Those With Cancer BadlyLately a lot of people have been talking about how people treat you when you have blood cancer. Family, friends, at the...reactions22comments
A Hermits LifeI'm in my 3rd year of stage 3 CLL. My husband died of lung cancer the year before I was diagnosed. Having...reactions10comments
Being Inquisitive Means HopeThe pressing words stating your body will no longer work the way it used to can scare the Be-Jesus out of many...reactionscomments
Play!I just recently saw a TikTok video about a group of friends that were at a beach and decided to play the...reactions12comments
