Living

"I don't understand what is wrong with you," my friend said. Although I didn't particularly appreciate how she worded her statement, I laughed. I understood what she meant. Myelodysplastic syndromes...

Stress is something we all can relate to. Perhaps you experienced it as a child walking into school on that very first day. Perhaps the “jitters” happened as you wondered...

Cancer drugs are essential for people with cancer. These drugs can help some live longer without the cancer spreading. However, these drugs come with a high price tag. This can...

Having cancer is overwhelming for sure and it is life-changing, and stressful, and one of the most horrible things that can happen to a person. That’s not up for debate...

It’s been over a year since I was told I was in remission. I guess I thought if I wrote a “journal entry” type article after some time had passed...

I’ve had a love–hate relationship with social media throughout the years. With social media, I was a late bloomer. I remember all my friends and even my mother-in-law singing the...

In October 2011, I received two letters from my grandmother, Mary. What is unusual about that? I never knew Grandmother Mary because she passed away in 1944, twelve years before...

It’s one of the worst feelings in the world. You’re at the doctor’s office and you’re explaining what’s bothering you and you’re met with a wall. Maybe something is off...

My leukemia diagnosis was marked not so much by one day but by a chain of events. They are all tied to running, and to a lesser extent, tennis, culminating...

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I love music as it finds a way of taking me on a trip for a short time and forgetting just a little bit about what is happening in real...

(Thanks to Bruce Springsteen for this post title.) My wife subscribes to daily dad jokes. She knows I’m a fan of dad jokes. Today she called me with the daily...

This winter, here in Massachusetts, we awaited the arrival of a huge blizzard one weekend. Weather forecasts were blaring news of worsening conditions and predicting snowfalls of more than two...

When I was in my college chemistry class many years ago, I learned about a scientific term called cause and effect. Its definition is the relationship between two things when...

I never know how people will respond to information about us having blood cancer. When we talk about it and share our experiences, I’d like to say that most responses...

You have been diagnosed with blood cancer. The shock of the diagnosis is now recent history, and you face a new world of treatment. Looking up at all the various infusion...

When you have blood cancer, it comes with limitations. That’s just the long and short of it, period. Accepting those limitations into your life, though, is not easy and takes...

The possibility of a cancer diagnosis can be most frightening. Choosing the right physician for follow-up, diagnosis and treatment is so important. The process may take time as you look...

You have cancer and that’s a tough pill to swallow. Along with that news comes a whole host of emotions, side effects, and loss. It will take time to get...

“That’s very sad, but it’s not you.” My son said words to this effect years ago when my good friend and soulmate PJ died. The two of us had found...