8 Months In and My Leukaemic Rate has Stayed Stable!Well, believe it or not, this week is week 32 of pregnancy and I have hit the eighth month! I can’t really...reactions7comments
Honesty is the Best Policy: Dealing with Family that Can't Handle CancerLet me share a letter I recently wrote to a cousin who told me he would be happy to help me with...reactions20comments
Say Goodbye, Chatty Cathy!Long before the Cabbage Patch dolls, we baby boomer girls had Chatty Cathy! Santa Claus brought me one for Christmas in 1960. (My...reactions9comments
Of Stem Cell Donors and Good and Bad Tennis DaysIt’s hard for me to say what makes my tennis game great on one day, good on another, and pretty bad on...reactions1comment
My 60th Year AdventuresThis year I turned 60 and on my birthday I made a pledge to try 60 new things. It has been 6...reactions19comments
How Having Cancer Shaped How I View My LifeMy life was turned upside down with my unexpected cancer diagnosis. It was initially difficult to plan for the future. I considered...reactions19comments
A Review of Everybody's Got SomethingOn July 31, 2007, Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I was watching...reactions7comments
Please Don't Treat Me Like I Lack Brain CellsIn case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! The adage that “the customer is always right” may not...reactions8comments
Take Care of Yourself!"Sometimes you have to buy flowers for yourself!" my friend said. So she does! My friend, Lynn, frequently buys flowers to cheer...reactions9comments
My Rainbow BabyWell, it’s been a while since I’ve written which is odd as I have some mega news and normally I’d be shouting...reactions4comments
From Finishing a Marathon to Getting Out of Bed, Grinding it Out Comes in Many FormsIf you live in Massachusetts but not in Boston, you’re a Bostonian on Marathon Monday. That at least is how I, living...reactions20comments
Finding PeaceA few years ago, I came face to face with something called liminal space. What the heck is that you might ask?...reactions8comments
Things I Wish I Had Known on the Day of My Cancer DiagnosisDear Carole, I know that you are feeling overwhelmed and out of control. How could you possibly have blood cancer while feeling...reactions4comments
Being An Annoying Cancer PatientBeing an annoying cancer patient. No one wants to be one. In fact, no one wants to be an annoying anything (despite...reactions14comments
Flashback to Hospital 'Lockdown' Helps Relieve SadnessIt was the second pandemic Rosh Hashanah, and if I said I was a little sad, that would be an understatement. If...reactions1comment
Be Your Own Advocate. OK... But How? Why?You have to be your own advocate. How many times have we heard that? Ten? One hundred? Eleventy-seventy-jillion? Probably somewhere in between...reactions28comments
Things I Wish I Had Done In My First Year Of CancerIt’s that time again – the New Year. I’m sure you have been completely overloaded with posts about new year’s resolutions and...reactions12comments
MDS - My Disease Stinks!"I was surprised by the results of your recent bone marrow biopsy," my oncologist said. Then she said a word I had...reactions16comments
2021Well. What a year. And I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone by! In some ways I don’t feel like I have...reactions10comments
Keeping Goals Without The StressNew Year’s resolutions are hard. One good way to avoid the stress from them is simply not making any. But assuming you’re...reactions21comments
