Scanxiety and Schrodinger's CATscanAnxiety. It comes hand-in-hand with a cancer diagnosis and is so thoroughly entwined with the disease that it should probably be called cancerxiety. Anxieter? No wait… I got it. Canxiety...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
My Strategies for Living with Blood CancerAfter my initial denial and anger when diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010, I have developed strategies to live as a cancer survivor. A year...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Minimizing The DamageLately due to circumstances beyond my control I have been forced to deal with a lot of high level and prolonged stress. For the past two years I have experienced...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
It Can Get BetterI want to preface this by saying this is coming from the perspective of someone who is in remission. I know not everyone is able to get to that point...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
CML Awareness Day is September 22Since I first heard about it, I always thought it was very clever of someone to designate a day for chronic myeloid leukemia (or chronic myelogenous leukemia) on September 22...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
How Leukemia Changed a Tycoon's PrioritiesLeukemia can sneak up on you from behind or maybe jump out from behind a bush. That is figuratively, of course. You don’t expect it to jump out at you...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Meeting Another Blood Cancer Survivor: Ramae's ViewIt was a warm August night, and I was on my nightly bike ride along the lake. But this evening, I was on my way to meet up with another...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Patient Advocate or Patient AdvocateI’ve had a few past and present conversations and found when we throw the term "patient advocate" in the air; what I’ve learned what should be considered a slam dunk...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
There's More To Me Than CancerCancer is a heavy word and for most people. It has a very negative connotation and I don’t think I’ve met anyone who hasn’t been touched by it. Maybe not...Reactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Meeting Another Blood Cancer Survivor: Deb's ViewAs we watched the sun dip low in the sky over Lake Bemidji that early August evening, we thought how small our world really is. Ramae and I are both...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Everything's Gonna Be AlrightHaving a positive attitude when facing any of life’s trials is important. At least that’s my opinion. Nature and life have a way of working things out. Although it’s not...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Blood Cancer Awareness Month GiveawayThe Blood Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are honoring Blood Cancer Awareness Month this year, themed "Navigating the New Normal," with a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Navigating the New NormalSeptember is Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM). We all know that a blood cancer diagnosis is life-changing, and that is why this year we want to bring awareness to what...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cancer, Fatigue, and Guilt and That One Co-WorkerI have a confession. Yesterday, I woke up at 10:45 am. Then I woke up again an hour later. Then I also woke up again at 12:15 pm. That’s what...Reactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Sometimes All You Can Do is LaughEverything happens for a reasonEven if you don’t know whySometimes all you can do is laughOtherwise, you’d cry... Last year I wrote a song called Sometimes All You Can...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Caterpillars and CancerProcessionary caterpillars are not well-known in the United States but are very well-known to be a significant environmental and defoliation hazard in the forests of southern Europe. A word of caution...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Your Hidden StarThe hotel clock clicked midnight, and I was alone. I felt lost thinking about what life would be like with blood cancer. My friend had offered to accompany me to...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Vacation is Over: My Experience Going Off TreatmentIn a previous article, I discussed how my chronic myeloid leukemia specialist decided I should stop treatment temporarily. Late last year, my feet became swollen, discolored, and cold for some...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
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...Reactions0reactionsComments28 comments
You Can't Study for a Blood TestDid you ever open an envelope, read its contents, and felt devastated? I was a college junior in 1976 when I received notice that I had not been accepted into...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
