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I recently read Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness by Ilana Jacqueline. The author is a young woman who has suffered from several illnesses. I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic...

As the year ends, I reflect back on what has been a tough time medically for me—and not just because of my chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis. It has been eight...

When you think of menopause as a young woman; you would usually think of an older woman. A woman who has had all her children and embracing being a glam...

Okay, I admit it, I’ve used my cancer card. For those not familiar with the term, it means using a cancer diagnosis as an excuse to get out of something...

I’ve been a leukemia patient since 2011 and it isn’t always easy to navigate this disease. It can be painful, disturbing, and confusing even on my best days. I think...

All the feels. Cancer, and especially blood cancer, is so dependent on feelings that I wouldn’t be surprised to see it sitting on the couch with a pint of ice...

We just finished up a bathroom remodel at our house. What a pain. During the work, we discovered that some needed plumbing work that we had done in the spring...

2022. A huge year for me in many ways. My first full year of not living in London since I moved there in 2009.  My first calendar year off chemo...

What would I, a retired teacher from Oklahoma, possibly have in common with well-known authors and screenplay writers Nora and Delia Ephron? Blood cancer? Left on Tenth, A Second Chance...

A fellow cancer survivor recently asked me about my cancer experience. She discussed her initial symptoms and was surprised that I had none. My diagnosis was an incidental finding. While...

Adopting a graceful attitude, when living with blood cancer like non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a way I am trying to peacefully deal with the many things the disease and the treatments...

As 2023 rolls in as a new year to a fresh start; it may feel like there are remnants of 2022 or the past attached. You may wonder how you...

Today I cried in front of my chiropractor. It’s true and I’m only a little bit embarrassed. The past few days I’ve been in a lot of pain because of...

Getting to speak with someone from the American Cancer Society (ACS) is pretty exciting and today I got to do just that. Ampy Rougeau is the Managing Director for the...

A cancer survivor should be the last person to say a stupid thing about cancer. Yet a stupid thing about cancer is what I said. The PTSD that many of...

Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions for the Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2023 Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID...

If I’ve learned anything over the past eight years with chronic myeloid leukemia, it’s that we blood cancer patients are a resilient lot. It’s not as if we have a...

Since I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2015, I swear I have heard some of everything! LOL! But the most reoccurring statement I have heard the most in...

Do you ever wake up tired? You have chores, errands, and obligations you must perform, but how? "Success is like a vitamin!" my college professor said. As a teacher, I...

I'll admit it. I'm a show binger. And even more scandalous, I'm a binger of shows I've previously watched. In the past few years, it's been Las Vegas, Gunsmoke, Breaking...