World Cancer Day 2021: What We Wish Others KnewOver the years, we have had countless conversations in our community about what we wish people knew about life with cancer. We...reactions4comments
Tips for Intentional Decision-makingAs 2023 rolls in as a new year to a fresh start; it may feel like there are remnants of 2022 or...reactions8comments
Coincidence or Cause? Wondering About Stressors and AML DiagnosisThe month after my father died, in 2002, my boyfriend of four years left me for his childhood sweetheart. The next year...reactions3comments
Anacrusis: Picking Oneself Up After A Bad TimeToday I cried in front of my chiropractor. It’s true and I’m only a little bit embarrassed. The past few days I’ve...reactions20comments
My Life with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaI was 45 years old and had a baby that was 2 years old and 3 other children, when a routine blood...reactions3comments
Neuropathy is a Real Pain (Part 1)Let’s say that somebody asks, “How are you today?” And let’s say that you’re being honest and you reply, “My feet are...reactions1comment
Determination and Faith in Myself - The Impact on My Cancer JourneyA cancer diagnosis can have a devastating effect on your life. I was overwhelmed and uncertain as to how to manage this...reactions5comments
Listen to Your Fatigue, it's Trying to Tell You SomethingIn between chemotherapy sessions, while recovering at home, I could tell when my red blood cell count was so low that I...reactions2comments
How I've Made Meaning of LossIt can be challenging to make meaning from loss, but it is one way people find healing through grief. Some individuals turn...reactions2comments
Not A Cancer Warrior Every Minute? Congrats, You're HumanCancer Warrior Chic. It’s the way we are all supposed to be when facing cancer. Keeping up that oh-so-elusive positive mental outlook...reactions21comments
Solidarity and Sorrow: The Mix of Being in a Blogging CommunityThere are pros and cons of blogging in a community with people who have, or have had, the same or similar illnesses...reactions5comments
The High Cost of Oral Cancer DrugsWhen I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had never heard of it. As the doctor gave me the diagnosis, all I...reactions3comments
How to Tell a Loved One That You Have CancerHaving a cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming and fearful experience. I remember not wanting to talk about it to anyone. My...reactionscomments
Cold, Flu, Covid-19 -- or Chemo?Here we are, nearly three years after the start of the pandemic. As far as I know, I have not been infected...reactions10comments
Feeling Different This YearWell another year has gone by. Another year older. (It was my birthday recently). How the hell has that happened?! And I’ve...reactions3comments
Finding Out at 25I’m not sure I still understand how drastic and life-changing finding out I had blood cancer was when I was 25 years...reactions3comments
Elephant TattooWell, I did it! Much to my mother’s dismay... Me: Mummy, I know you are going to be really angry and disappointed...reactions7comments
I'm Failing Retirement with MDSI think I'm failing retirement. I blame President Jimmy Carter. He and his wife Rosalynn set the bar too high with all...reactions18comments
Cancer is the Worst Roommate!The worst thing about my college days was not studying for exams or writing term papers. The worst thing was dealing with...reactions8comments
Grieving Over CancerOn November 22, 1963, most baby boomers remember what happened that day. I was practicing my printing in a second-grade classroom at...reactions20comments
