5 Things to Know About Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a type of rare blood cancer. MPN develop due to a change, called a mutation, that occurs in...2 min read
Women and MPN ConferenceI had the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Women and MPN Conference in Boston this September thanks to the generosity of...2 min read
Pamela Won't Let PV Define HerI first met Pamela, age 64, when we worked together starting about 30 years ago. Long after we had both moved on...3 min read
What are Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs)?Myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of blood cancers that develop from blood stem cells, the immature cells that can become red blood...3 min read
Hitting 60 While Coping With Blood CancerMy heart feels like it’s going to beat out of my chest, as sweat drips into my eyes. My breath is laboring...2 min read
What is Myelofibrosis?Myelofibrosis is one of several types of blood cancer called “myeloproliferative neoplasms,” or MPN. The common factor in these diseases is that...3 min read
Essential Thrombocythemia and JAK2 MutationEssential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare disease. People who have it, though, on average, tend to have a normal life expectancy. People...3 min read
JAK2 Mutation in MeMy bone marrow-blood cancer called primary myelofibrosis (MF) started on a festive Cinco de Mayo, 2015. It was a normal work day...4 min read
Bad BloodOn an idle, rainy Saturday, I started thinking about the phrase “bad blood.” The Bad Blood title, per my Google research, is...2 min read
Sand Through an HourglassI was sitting in the oncology clinic last week and on the TV I heard, “Like sand through an hourglass these are...2 min read
