Living

I have my next check-up in 2 weeks. Later than it should have been, really, but there wasn’t a time slot that worked, and I’m not going to lie, it...

Not everything about blood cancer is sad. There, I said it. I know, I know it sounds like I have fallen off the chair and bonked my head, right? The...

One of my articles “What does chemo feel like” recently came out on our website, and it seemed like a lot of people appreciated having some insight into what it...

There has been a lot of talk about the potential causes of the various blood cancers. The one I’ve heard and read about the most is chemical exposure. And I’ve...

We’ve lived in our house for over twenty years, which is longer than I’ve ever lived anywhere. I often wonder what stories would the walls of our house share if...

It’s funny, well. It’s not really. I seem to often start writing with that phrase when the reality is anything but. Feeling minimized. It’s something that I have too frequently...

In the world of battling blood cancer, money matters can quickly become a big deal. It's a lot to handle, from figuring out insurance to finding help with bills. This...

A built-in and unconscious defense mechanism by which we refuse to recognize cold hard facts or experiences in our lives is called  Denial.   For better or worse, that built-in...

When being told you have blood cancer, there is often a lot of missing information. Sometimes, the links become connected in time, but it can be hard to figure out what...

I tell the ladies at my church that I am a bad Sunday School teacher. I replaced our teacher Julia, volunteering after she died from COVID in 2021. Who am...

For many years, I’ve been a follower of all things British. My favorite author was British. Some of my favorite movies and TV shows are British, and I visited Great...

Cancer has far-reaching and widespread consequences, he said as if people didn’t know this already. I know, I know, people hear cancer, and they automatically assume it is responsible for...

We all seem to have a unique set of experiences that trigger stress within our bodies. I’ve always noticed that certain people seem to trigger me more than others, and...

I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in 2011. I can honestly say that at that time, the fear of this disease rendered me speechless. My family doctor gave me...

I have been a leukemia patient since 2011. I had lost quite a bit of weight, and stomach issues only made it worse. Dehydration and a trip to the urgent...

As every patient can tell you, coping with a cancer diagnosis isn’t easy. In fact, for me, trying to cope with cancer to get my head around my initial blood...

When I was fourteen, I attended a weekend church retreat with other girls my age. Some of the older kids encouraged us to go on a snipe hunt. They left...

Hearing the words “you have blood cancer” sent chills up and down my spine. Soon after that, the same cold chill impacted every facet of my future life, including any...

I don’t know anyone with a cancer diagnosis that doesn’t experience fear, crippling doubt, and ample amounts of anxiety. I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in 2011. I’ve only...

My memory has always been great….well, okay, my long-term memory. I can't remember the short term, ironically. But anyway, it's definitely gotten worse since having blood cancer. When I started...