When It's OK to Use the Word 'Lucky'Nobody should say you’re lucky to get cancer, but luck is a matter of degree. For example, an acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...reactions2comments
Chill Time: Making Myself Rest When I Need ItIt would appear that since being on the new drug and feeling so much better that I’m really resisting chill time on...reactions5comments
Myeloma Action Month #IAMRESILIENT2020Join us in helping the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) build a global Wall of Resilience this March during Myeloma Action Month. Share...reactions2comments
My Chemo Routine & the Darn ElevatorsThose of us who have had the unbridled pleasure of going through chemo know that after the first session or two, you...reactions14comments
Lessons Learned from the Super BowlI haven’t always been a football fan. I only started appreciating the sport later in life for keeping me company as I...reactions4comments
Do You Have a Cancer Survivorship Checklist?A survey was done by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) to explore the experiences and needs of cancer survivor patients...reactions7comments
Left of NormalYesterday I just shut down. I was grumpy. No matter what happened around me, it all seemed gloomily annoying. Somehow I managed...reactions13comments
Defying the Odds: Robin Surprises Doctors with ResilienceEditor's note: Susan Gonsalves interviewed her friend, Robin, after meeting at a CML support group. Robin shared photos of herself that are...reactions6comments
Putting Ourselves First: Diet & ExerciseWhen my 25-year-old daughter, Crystal, went for her first doctor’s appointment, she was told her cancer had nothing to do with anything...reactions2comments
My Cancer Was a Wake Up CallWhile I enjoyed a terrific life before my blood cancer diagnosis, I have now realized that some additional positive things have become...reactions8comments
After Leukemia, Dealing with Skin CancerHeading to my checkup the other day at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, I went up to the eighth floor, the one clearly...reactions8comments
Exercising Without Compromising EnergyWell, I did it! Months ago. I went for 3, 2.2-mile runs that took approximately 18 minutes each in a week. And...reactions2comments
All is Quiet on New Year's DayI have been feeling a little melancholy (no, not a combination of cantaloupe and cauliflower, but the other one) since the holidays...reactions3comments
Choosing Not to FearNow that my wife and I are empty nesters, we’re making grand plans for what to do with our time. Travel is...reactions3comments
I Rarely Get Ill... Strange for a Cancer PatientI’ve been thinking about this recently as loads of people I know have had colds or the flu. One tried to take...reactions3comments
Surviving a Radio Interview After Surviving LeukemiaSeeing Larry Lucchino, chairman of The Jimmy Fund, at a recent conference on cancer survivorship, reminded me of the time I was...reactions2comments
Hair Today Gone TomorrowAm I going to lose my hair? This is usually one of the first questions when someone finds out they will have to...reactions2comments
Not Lucky to Get Lymphoma, but Lucky to Get It When He DidIt was 1995, and by his own admission, Larry Lucchino, currently president and CEO Emeritus of the Boston Red Sox, was “cocky...reactions2comments
Feeling a Little ParanoidBeing paranoid becomes a part of life after cancer. I find myself spiraling with concern over the smallest things. I no longer...reactions6comments
Scars as a Road Map of Where We've BeenWhen most people hear the name Scott Hamilton, ice skating glory comes to mind. But the Olympic gold medalist is also a...reactions3comments
