How I Got my (Tennis) Game BackDespite my best efforts to coax my feet into moving and to make a good contact with the ball, today I played...reactions8comments
What Cancer Survivor Day Means to MeA person living with cancer can be considered a cancer survivor. When diagnosed with blood cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, I was...reactions5comments
You Are a Survivor!One of the first terms I heard when I was first diagnosed with blood cancer was about "Survivorship."It doesn't take long before...reactions41comments
Why People Treat Those With Cancer BadlyLately a lot of people have been talking about how people treat you when you have blood cancer. Family, friends, at the...reactions22comments
Being Inquisitive Means HopeThe pressing words stating your body will no longer work the way it used to can scare the Be-Jesus out of many...reactionscomments
Play!I just recently saw a TikTok video about a group of friends that were at a beach and decided to play the...reactions12comments
Does Having Blood Cancer Make Us Overly Sensitive?Does having blood cancer make me overly sensitive to what others say? Please let me know if you feel that way too...reactions14comments
Common Misconceptions About Cancer PatientsA person's experience with blood cancer is unique to them. In my 7 years of survivorship and working in the cancer space...reactions11comments
Running To Verses Running FromEver feel like you are running from blood cancer and it keeps catching up? Since being diagnosed with leukemia in 2011 I...reactions7comments
Almost 12 Bleeping YearsEarly in my myeloma journey (nightmare, adventure, health scare, eye opener, what have you), my specialist said to me that the goal...reactions12comments
Coping with Cancer StressI have read that some oncologists compare a cancer diagnosis to post-traumatic disorder (PTSD). When you get the news, it is common...reactions11comments
No Regrets Over Blood CancerAs a blood cancer survivor, I have often asked myself if the many things I did in my youth led to my blood...reactions5comments
Visualize and Modify With Blood CancerI like to plan and set goals because I feel better when looking forward to things. For example, it motivates me to...reactionscomments
Cancerversary 16 years!And another year has gone by. A different type of year this time. A cancerversary year. My 16th. 16 years since I...reactions1comment
Happy Birthday Blood-Cancer.comI heard that Blood-Cancer.com is celebrating its fifth birthday on May 3 and I definitely should mark that milestone on my calendar!...reactions17comments
Cancer Research MonthMay is Cancer Research Month. As we all know, research is necessary. It is one of the only ways the medical system...reactions6comments
New Fur Baby Bear!I wanted to introduce the blood cancer tribe to a new addition to my household! My new fur baby Bear!!! Who doesn't...reactions6comments
Surviving Blood Cancer: Lessons from a TV ShowRecently I came across a TV series called I Survived. The show is about people who have made it out of harrowing...reactions11comments
Can Mindset Change Our Outcomes?For most of my adult life, I have played with the concept that mindset is everything, and that our outcomes can be...reactions15comments
Learning, and Forgetting, Lessons About Pacing MyselfWhen I got home after my stem cell transplants, as soon as I felt a little better, I’d cautiously move around. First...reactions9comments
