The High Cost of Blood Cancer DrugsBefore I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had not given a second thought to the cost of prescription drugs. I had...reactions27comments
Please Don't Say You're A Blast From My PastWhen I was in seventh grade, to write a paper on restaurant jargon, I sat at the counter in a luncheonette near...reactions10comments
Fertility, Fatigue, and Figuring Out the Right Treatment RegimenAfter graduating from Edinburgh and leaving consultant number 1 behind (very happily!), I came under the care of consultant number 2 in...reactionscomments
Hitting Rock Bottom and Getting UpI can honestly say I’ve hit what I thought was rock bottom many times in my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) journey. One...reactions8comments
Enjoy The JourneyI like metaphors. I see them everywhere. Do you like metaphors? I hope so because today you’re getting one. A few years...reactions8comments
Anticipatory NauseaWhen most people think of chemotherapy, they are under the general understanding that it makes cancer patients pretty sick. That’s how it’s...reactions9comments
35 and Not What I ExpectedIt’s been a funny few weeks in terms of me and how I’ve been feeling with my internal chatter. My blood counts are...reactions8comments
Strategies in Talking to Your Partner About Blood CancerCoping with a life-threatening health condition such as blood cancer is such an incredibly stressful time for both cancer patients and their...reactions4comments
CluelessAs most anyone born during the period spanning the mid-to-late 1960s to the early ‘80s will undoubtedly recall, there was a well-known...reactions11comments
Yelling at GodSome of us have a secret we seldom share. When we learned we had cancer we were numb at first, then worried...reactions7comments
My Life After CancerHi Everyone! I want to quickly reintroduce myself because it’s been quite a while since my last post. However, some of you...reactions6comments
Open LetterHey there, my name is, well I don’t have a name per se - I’m the other half of our friend Yolanda...reactions13comments
'Fun' with Ferritin Not a Laughing MatterTime for a guessing game! Pick which one is true. You can pick more than one. One of the best days of...reactions15comments
Cancer, and WolfAn interesting meme made its way (again) around the internet recently. It was an image listing the ways people had died in...reactions7comments
The Other Side of the Window2020 was a very difficult year for many people around the world. Whether it was being hit personally by the coronavirus, dwindling...reactions9comments
Love When You Least Expect ItApril 21 is AML World Awareness Day. This day seeks to raise awareness about acute myeloid leukemia and to show support for...reactions5comments
Cue Vampire (Part 2)Read Part 1 of Paula's story: Cue Vampire. The immunologist was speaking. I could hear the words, but I couldn’t process them...reactions9comments
Stress Is A Killer - LiterallyStress. Ugh. Just the word itself causes us to tense up a bit. It’s something that all of us dread and yet...reactions16comments
I Feel Bad About My Cancer!Several years ago, Nora Ephron wrote a book called I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. That's...reactions16comments
Traveling With Immune Deficiencies: Some AdviceEditor's note: This article was written in November 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Please remember to follow CDC and local guidelines regarding...reactions3comments
