On My Birthday, Missing My DogIf you have the good luck, as I do, to have had a happy childhood, your memories on your original birthday are...reactions10comments
It Was Always About Love, Anyway: Remembering Cherie RinekerWe are deeply saddened to share that blood cancer advocate, Cherie Rineker, passed away on October 23, 2019. Cherie tirelessly advocated for...reactions1comment
Catastrophizing - Big Word, Big StressCatastrophizing. Oh boy, that’s a big word. A big, scary, word. Of course, as blood cancer patients we should probably be used...reactions17comments
How to Stop WorryingSeptember was a very difficult month for me. It is the anniversary of my devastating news of a cancer diagnosis as well...reactions4comments
How to Talk to a Blood Cancer PatientRecently, I was thinking about the question: How should a person speak to someone living with a blood cancer? The only answer...reactions11comments
Hello Goodbye Stem CellsWhen diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I, like so many newly diagnosed patients, had never heard of this blood cancer. Also...reactions7comments
Leon Russell and Me: Making Final ArrangementsWhat do I have in common with musician and songwriter Leon Russell? We share the same hometown, graduated from the same high...reactions14comments
Trusting Your InstinctsLook, for many of us, where would we be if we didn’t trust that in the gut, “I told you so” instinct...reactions13comments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactions1comment
I'm Still HereI know it’s been a while. And a lot has happened. My daughter is now 9 and a half months old. We...reactions6comments
My E-Bike Has a Battery When Mine Runs Out!It’s been over 4 years since my myeloma diagnosis and over 3 since I was declared in remission. It has been almost...reactions28comments
Welcome to CancerlandWhen I was diagnosed with blood cancer, the life I knew ended abruptly. One day I was a high school math teacher...reactions10comments
Staying AfloatI never learned how to swim, so I have respect, though slight fear, of the water. After taking my toddler to swimming...reactions11comments
How to Stop Yourself From Projecting Bad OutcomesThe black and blue mark on my arm was easily traced to a tennis ball hit. It was a perfectly round shape...reactions8comments
The "Why Me?"QuestionWhy me? I think that’s a question that anyone who gets diagnosed with blood cancer, or really any cancer, asks themselves at...reactions21comments
Cutting out the MiddlemanI’m not a big follower of The National Basketball Association, but when Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, told Forbes last...reactions10comments
Old Blood Tests Lead to DiagnosisPeople who have blood cancer often learn about it while undergoing routine blood tests or other procedures. Others find out by chance...reactions13comments
My Experience with American Cancer Society RecommendationsAccording to the American Cancer Society's 2022 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer survivors, a healthy diet and regular physical activity...reactions5comments
Cancer Courage and When It FailsThere's a certain type of courage to facing cancer. It's a very individual experience. Leya Elijah’s article, The Pressure to be Brave...reactions13comments
It's Hard to Separate from Longterm CaregiversEditor's note: This article discusses the author's experience with a friend's suicide, which may be triggering to some readers. A heartbreaking thing...reactions3comments
