What To Ask Blood Cancer PatientsA person you know and maybe even love has received the devastating news that she has blood cancer. In my case, it’s...reactions11comments
How To Tell Your Employer About Your Cancer DiagnosisA cancer diagnosis can overwhelm all aspects of your life. We experience different stages of grieving in our attempt to return to...reactions3comments
Thankful for Another ThanksgivingI used to tell my third-grade students, "Thanksgiving is not about eating turkey and pumpkin pie. The purpose of Thanksgiving is to...reactions10comments
Chemo Failure (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! It had been five years of chronic myeloid leukemia. I...reactions16comments
Music as the Great Escape (Part 1)Music has played a role in my life and holds an important place in my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) journey as well...reactions13comments
Music as the Great Escape (Part 2)In Part 1, I wrote about how playing in a symphonic band presented challenges for me to overcome in the wake of...reactions11comments
Girl With a Ponytail, Gift of PerspectiveA runner with a long ponytail gave me a jolt of appreciation for what I was doing: running about four miles before...reactions1comment
Funding UpdateSo the fun and games continue. And as it so often seems with me, nothing is straightforward and simple, which is annoying...reactionscomments
How Much Of The Truth Is Too Much?I had started my first job since treatment last November. I thought that everything would be fine. I had spent a month...reactions12comments
Bucket ListAre planning bucket lists fitting only for people going through cancer? Or can it be an eye-opener of living in this life...reactions15comments
Cancer & "Assistance Guilt" - The Guilt That Comes With Being HelpedGuilt. It’s a feeling we all get from time to time. Maybe you forgot to feed the cats in the morning, or...reactions4comments
Holding PatternAs I was talking with my friend currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, it reminded me of a feeling I had during...reactions2comments
Stress ReliefStress is a common thing in our society. We feel it at work, in school, when visiting friends, and even with family...reactions2comments
We've Come a Long WayI look at my calendar and I see a day to celebrate just about anything! I do have some favorites. January 1st...reactions5comments
Volunteering: Giving Back, Mutually BeneficialAs cancer survivors, we have experienced emotional scars and challenges. I was looking for inspiration and thoughts other than my life with...reactions8comments
Breaking Down Cancer's Choices Like MusicIt’s funny, recently the subject of music came up and how I used it during cancer to relax on those days when...reactions4comments
I Made Everyone In The Waiting Room Listen To Phantom Of The Opera By AccidentAfter I had been formally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, my dermatologist at MD Anderson also wanted me to get a mole removed...reactions11comments
Patient TypeWhen you got the devastating news of being diagnosed with cancer, did you think about how life will change for you? Did...reactions4comments
Setting Realistic Expectations as a CML PatientOne of the most difficult parts of having chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is accepting that the way my life was before, is...reactions8comments
Divorced Anniversary, A Complicated DayFor stem cell transplant recipients, anniversaries, or transplantaversaries, or re-birthdays, are cause for celebration. For divorced people, a wedding anniversary, or a...reactionscomments
