Keep Your Friends Close and Your Cancer Friends CloserThis journey has been so eye-opening to me in more ways than I can count. I've learned a lot about myself, but...reactions17comments
Leuk's Nightly GameDo you ever find yourself lying in bed late at night, staring at the ceiling, and saying out loud, “WTF? I have...reactions22comments
Ring That BellI had heard about the ritual of ringing the bell after chemotherapy is complete, but until I was immersed in cancer treatment...reactions17comments
Cancer & TimeTime and cancer are inextricably linked. Like Siegfried and Roy, Mickey and Minnie, and Luke and Vader, blood cancer and time are...reactions18comments
Getting a Good Night's SleepIs getting enough sleep an issue for you? It is for me. At night, the distractions of the day aren’t there to...reactions12comments
Two Positives Of Having Cancer, Yes, I Said "Positives"Wait.. I know what you are going to say. Cancer?? Positives?? You must have smoked some bad rainbows there, you chipper idiot...reactions6comments
Counts Can Be ScaryOn Halloween, I enjoyed a treat: Wynton Marsalis and a big band playing arrangements of Sesame Street songs while The Muppets sang...reactions11comments
Fatigue - The Invisible Side EffectFatigue is sadly something that is often with me. It comes and goes. I don’t know when it will really hit me. I’ve had...reactions9comments
How Exercise Keeps Me Going (Part 1)My perfect morning is a tennis game followed by a sour cream coffee cake from a farm stand near me. I love...reactions2comments
Cancerversary 16 years!And another year has gone by. A different type of year this time. A cancerversary year. My 16th. 16 years since I...reactions1comment
Cancer Research MonthMay is Cancer Research Month. As we all know, research is necessary. It is one of the only ways the medical system...reactions6comments
New Fur Baby Bear!I wanted to introduce the blood cancer tribe to a new addition to my household! My new fur baby Bear!!! Who doesn't...reactions6comments
Cancer and the "B" Word - "Burden"Most time when we talk about cancer we talk about the “c” word, or the “big C,” or even the “C” that...reactions18comments
A Little Perspective Goes a Long WayI’m probably not the only person who ever spaced out while driving. It happens when I’m intensely listening to the radio, or...reactions11comments
Coping With CML's Bad Days and DepressionRainbows, puppies, and unicorns are in short supply at the moment. Sorry, my natural sarcasm is at the forefront. Today is day...reactions14comments
A Treatment Vacation with Destination UnknownI have been going through a difficult patch in my blood cancer journey for the past several months. After nearly a year...reactions24comments
I'm Not a SurvivorSince writing for this site, I think I have become a bit more reflective on me, myself, and I. Today, when making...reactions11comments
Some People Just Don't Get ItA friend made a comment that shows some people have no idea. No idea what, you might wonder. No idea what blood...reactions11comments
Coping with Life Changes and MDSOn December 7, 1941, my grandparents were on their way to see a movie at the Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma, when...reactions4comments
Can Mindset Change Our Outcomes?For most of my adult life, I have played with the concept that mindset is everything, and that our outcomes can be...reactions15comments
