Finding Purpose While Living with LeukemiaLiving with cancer sucks. There, I said it.I remember when I only had to deal with the occasional cold or flu. Where...reactions21comments
Life With Chronic Fatigue - My Invisible "Friend" - After Cancer TreatmentI have someone, or rather something, with me at all times. It’s there when I wake up and when I lie in...reactions31comments
My Pathway to CAR-T Cell Therapy With Multiple MyelomaAt 47 years old, I started having pain between my shoulder blades and stabbing pains in my sides. My first thought was...reactionscomments
The Teeth and Chemo Talk, Oh My!Immediately when you think of chemotherapy, you may think of hair loss, nausea, fatigue, losing weight, and losing strength. Right? But no...reactions17comments
The Devil in What You Know: Changing TreatmentHow do I feel about switching treatment? Luckily, that situation is not on the table at the moment. But it has been...reactions17comments
A Guide to Common Multiple Myeloma TermsIt’s always great to hear about the new drugs that have made their way into the myeloma treatment spectrum. I know all...reactions16comments
My CAR T-Cell Therapy Journey to RemissionIt was a whirlwind of activity once I entered the CAR T trial for my blood cancer. I was struggling with recurring...reactions3comments
How Cold Showers Improve My Quality of Life With Blood CancerI know what you might be thinking, and I used to think that way too. Even though I have lived most of...reactions25comments
Out on a Limb: Navigating a Double Diagnosis of Blood Cancer and Breast Cancer…Don’t want any regrets in my life I’m going to talk this whole world in stride Living for every breath I can...reactionscomments
Meeting Another Blood Cancer Survivor: Deb's ViewAs we watched the sun dip low in the sky over Lake Bemidji that early August evening, we thought how small our...reactions25comments
Cancer Anxiety: When Your Future Depends on a PET ScanAnxiety. It comes hand-in-hand with a cancer diagnosis and is so thoroughly entwined with the disease that it should probably be called...reactions17comments
How to Minimize Pain and Anxiety During Your Bone Marrow BiopsyHaving a bone marrow biopsy can be uncomfortable and/or painful depending on several factors. Looking back 11 years later, I can think...reactions16comments
Understanding Your Pathology ReportLiving with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) can be scary and worrisome. The words used by your doctor may be confusing. The...reactions2comments
What a Bone Marrow Biopsy Really Feels LikeAcronyms are a short way to describe something, but it’s rare to have one that has two totally different meanings. A bone...reactions129comments
Trying to Live Like Before the DiagnosisNow what they don’t tell you is that if you do make it to remission of your blood cancer, with maintenance or...reactions4comments
Gallows Humor: Poking Fun at CancerI admit to being a little dark. Not my hair, but my humor. Ten years of chemotherapy and sometimes all I need...reactions71comments
The Damage to My Bones I Didn't See Coming With MyelomaWhen I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I was severely anemic and my kidneys were near failure. These are two...reactions8comments
A Decade of Living with Multiple MyelomaI’ve always loved end-of-year lists. I can’t get enough of them. I’ll buy magazines and watch a bunch of end-of-year shows. I've...reactions17comments
Failed Treatments Lead To CAR T TrialAfter years of going through scanxiety, I have finally graduated to labxiety, transitioning from bi-annual scans to just having labs. I am...reactions14comments
12 Tips to Manage Brain FogThe other day I was filling out an online survey about life with multiple myeloma. One question asked me to list my...reactions30comments
