Living

A blood cancer diagnosis has a ripple effect throughout our lives. It is a start of a long journey that can be draining on the emotional, mental, and physical well-being...

Well another year has gone by. Another year older. (It was my birthday recently). How the hell has that happened?! And I’ve recently clocked that my mind isn’t as full...

It's 2023 and it’s going to be a better year. If you’re reading this, you probably have blood cancer. That doesn’t mean you can’t make 2023 fun and exciting. There...

Warning  … the above is not some cute slogan. And if you have experienced a blood cancer journey or any cancer journey, I suggest the above “slogan” is an important message...

If you have the good luck, as I do, to have had a happy childhood, your memories on your original birthday are likely to be better than your memories of...

One of the silver linings that has come out of having blood cancer is learning how to integrate myself into acting again and being able to help others do the...

Catastrophizing. Oh boy, that’s a big word. A big, scary, word. Of course, as blood cancer patients we should probably be used to scary words, “cancer” being the big daddy...

Find your "support system." One of the most common terms we will hear and use while on this blood cancer journey and even after. It is most definitely a true...

Recently, I was thinking about the question: How should a person speak to someone living with a blood cancer? The only answer I could come up with is “normally.” What...

September was a very difficult month for me. It is the anniversary of my devastating news of a cancer diagnosis as well as the due date of my annual CAT...

Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health. It also aims to expand opportunities for health...

I know it’s been a while. And a lot has happened. My daughter is now 9 and a half months old. We have a 5-and-a-half-month-old puppy and I’m still off...

It's no secret that I'm a huge, lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan. I've lived my whole life in Southern California and the obvious question is “why?”. The reasons are many, but...

Considering the many traumatic events I have faced over the last few years, several folks have suggested writing an article on how I have been dealing with it all.  More...

I never learned how to swim, so I have respect, though slight fear, of the water. After taking my toddler to swimming lessons and eyeing the trust and skill of...

The black and blue mark on my arm was easily traced to a tennis ball hit. It was a perfectly round shape. The only difference, of course was that it...

Why me? I think that’s a question that anyone who gets diagnosed with blood cancer, or really any cancer, asks themselves at some point. Multiple points, more likely, in fact...

I’m not a big follower of The National Basketball Association, but when Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, told Forbes last year that the pricing for generic drugs was...

People who have blood cancer often learn about it while undergoing routine blood tests or other procedures. Others find out by chance. I was such a person. But that is...

According to the American Cancer Society's 2022 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer survivors, a healthy diet and regular physical activity are the most important modifiable factors in the...