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Having blood cancer is like driving down a road full of potholes. First of all, you have to make sure all these dips and jostles along the way do not...

The superheroes I enjoyed in youth were Adam West T.V. "Batman", William Katt’s “The Greatest American Hero”, and finally the one and only Lynda Carter in "Wonder Woman". I remember...

During my blood cancer journey, I had one main person who became my caretaker, his name is Jordan. We started off as friends, then I made the move to be...

When I was a kid, before the internet, I loved getting novelty catalogs. I'd scour them for hours on end, planning for the next item I'd buy after saving enough...

I can’t quite believe it. In fact, the last 2 years had a lot of ‘I can’t quite believe it’ in it. A permanent relationship (probably the biggest surprise to...

I recently had the pleasure of talking to Louis J. DeGennaro, Past President & CEO, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). He shared a lot of helpful information regarding LLS...

You can do and say pretty much anything you want, but over time, the truth always surfaces. No matter how you look at it truth owns every part of our lives...

Recently, my son graduated from high school. My baby, the youngest of my three children, will leave for college in a few months. I will be staying behind, contemplating my...

Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places. You’re off and away…Dr. Seuss "Wow! I’m going to New York City to take part in a blood cancer storytelling...

October 25 is MDS World Awareness Day, an opportunity to commemorate and show support for those living with myelodysplastic syndromes. Bo Derek and Dudley Moore starred in the 1979 romantic...

Typically, when someone hears superhero immediately most of the world starts naming Superman, wonder woman, Batman, and so on. My superhero is an everyday person with the superpowers of compassion...

I saw the sunrise today. Every time I see this beautiful phenomenon of nature, I think back to when I was first diagnosed with blood cancer and the initial uncertainty...

Despite my best efforts to coax my feet into moving and to make a good contact with the ball, today I played some of my worst tennis in years. But...

A person living with cancer can be considered a cancer survivor. When diagnosed with blood cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, I was overwhelmed and did not think I would survive...

One of the first terms I heard when I was first diagnosed with blood cancer was about "Survivorship." It doesn't take long before you are very aware that whenever you...

Lately a lot of people have been talking about how people treat you when you have blood cancer. Family, friends, at the doctor’s – it doesn’t matter where. Suddenly, things...

The pressing words stating your body will no longer work the way it used to can scare the Be-Jesus out of many, and why wouldn’t it? This blood cancer journey...

I just recently saw a TikTok video about a group of friends that were at a beach and decided to play the children’s game Duck-Duck-Goose. The caption read, “Groups that...

Does having blood cancer make me overly sensitive to what others say? Please let me know if you feel that way too. The other day I was having an evaluation...

A person's experience with blood cancer is unique to them. In my 7 years of survivorship and working in the cancer space, I have heard about every misconception you can...