Funny Thing Happened At...I had the honor of attending the Janssen-sponsored 2019 HealtheVoices conference, which is the all that be of the advocacy conferences with...reactions5comments
Financial Planning for Cancer PatientsA cancer patient must be focused on healing and fighting their disease. However, due to spiraling medical expenses, especially drug costs, many...reactions1comment
Exercise Gives Structure to Hospital StayBack when I was running a lot, I often vowed to work on my neglected upper body strength. That meant recommitting myself...reactions4comments
Speaking Up About My CancerI’m not going to lie. I really enjoy talking about myself. I think it’s partly middle child syndrome and partly being human and inherently...reactions3comments
QuietusI once heard of a man who had cancer and was given only a short time to live. His family didn’t talk...reactions8comments
Multiple Transplants, Many ReactionsWhen people hear that I had four bone marrow transplants, their reactions fall into three categories summarized like so: To back up...reactions1comment
Finding My New NicheIf you would have asked me to tell you about myself a few years ago, I would have probably started with my...reactions7comments
A Persistent Cold and Fatigue Sets InWell, it hasn’t been a great couple of weeks. After I wrote the post about still feeling good on a double dose...reactions6comments
Beach Grass: This Community's Strong RootsAll my life I’ve been an introvert and a loner. Even in high school I didn’t belong to any clicks. I wasn’t...reactions4comments
It Takes a Lot of Work to Ward Off Evil SpiritsOn Jan. 31st, 2009, I had my fourth bone marrow transplant. Do the easy math, and you’ll see that Jan 31st, 2019...reactions1comment
'Queen of Rashes' Not a Title to DesireA reader pointed out that in my post on going home after transplant, part two, I said I had a bad rash...reactionscomments
Feeling Tired AgainI feel tired again. My legs hurt. I’ve had to cancel something because I just don’t have the energy for it. I don’t...reactions1comment
Glass Bottomed BoatI recently posted a blog on my personal site, titled “Lessons Learned on the Way to Gili T”. It is in 2...reactions5comments
The Positive Effects of the Practice of GratitudeThe positive effects of practicing gratitude can quickly create a positive mindset and change how your brain works. Researchers found that when...reactions1comment
Hi! I'm Crystal and I Had Cancer (Part 2)In Part 1 of this story, I talked about my new job as a broadcast meteorologist. It was a morning news position...reactions4comments
Many Options, and Much Confusion, in Neuropathy Treatment (Part 2)Editor's Note: It is recommended that you speak to your healthcare team before starting, stopping, or changing the dose of any medication...reactions2comments
Running AgainI WENT RUNNING AGAIN AND IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!! I haven’t been running in so long and I miss it and it was so...reactions6comments
Fun in the Sun with MyelomaSummer is around the corner and so is the sun. I’m a winter baby but I do like some aspects of what...reactions8comments
Always Waiting... Always with HopeOver the last 11 and a half years, I have been on 5 different types of oral chemotherapy. Been back on one...reactions5comments
ScanxietyScanxiety. It’s a term that entered my vernacular around the same time as anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Its definition may seem obvious...reactions22comments
