Living

2019 has been the year of the scan for me. I’ve had 3 MRIs, several x rays and one PET/CT scan since January. I’m very claustrophobic so just the thought...

I had the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Women and MPN Conference in Boston this September thanks to the generosity of the Health Union Pillars Conference Support Program.  This...

And it happened again! Another September. Another Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Another 30 days of blood cancer focus, which is a good thing. I’m not going to lie though, this year I got a...

So you’ve made your long trip for your weekly treatment. You’ve done what you needed to do to get there in the first place, but suddenly, you’re greeted with a...

Something different this time around. I mean, we have to shake things up now and again, right? Enjoy. The Big “C” is what they call it. But there’s no word...

We have all experienced difficult times and, as a cancer survivor, we can feel overwhelmed and anxious. How can we help our brain to find a happy place? Finding a...

It’s a bit weird getting good news two appointments in a row. I can’t really remember the last time that happened and I felt good! I used to get good Leukaemic rates...

Sometimes I’m grateful for all the things that I can do. Sometimes I feel frustrated about being unable to do everything that I did before. Sometimes up, sometimes down, then...

I had, and still have good intentions to be more regular in my blogs and articles, although that game plan and others have been altered a little in the past...

It was a sunny, slightly cool, slightly warm, somewhere in the mid-70s day. I was driving to a job I loved. I felt great. Everything was right with the world...

Research has shown that forgiveness and other forms of emotional and spiritual healing can be powerful. Many of us have experienced a loss or disappointment resulting in emotional upset and...

You may have read one of my previous posts about dating after cancer where I talked about some of the many struggles I was having after cancer treatment. A normal...

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. It was my 8th one as a member of the blood cancer club. It’s not a club any of us asked to join and...

It was June 2007. My doubles partner and I won our tennis match at a district championship. Our United States Tennis Association (USTA) team had two more matches. I wanted...

Dating. Salesmen. Cancer. What do these three things have in common? No, it’s not “What are things that are awful, Alex?” Well, it is, but it’s also the fact that...

By the time you read this, I will be an “empty nester.” My oldest has moved out of the house. My middle child is a junior in college, living four...

"I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you're not alone. I've heard people say this quite often in the blood...

What we eat, when we eat, how often we eat and even why we eat affects who we are, and how we react to life. When we have cancer, food...

It can be challenging to make meaning from loss, but it is one way people find healing through grief. Some individuals turn to art therapy, others to storytelling, journaling, or...

It’s been a minute since I’ve written to you all (and also to myself). It wasn’t for a lack of trying, as I have about 10-15 drafts sitting in my...