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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...

Nobody’s nerfect. You’ve all heard the saying before but just in case you haven’t, the point is that no one in this world is perfect. We all know it. There...

It’s a conundrum. When it comes to a chronic blood cancer diagnosis we try to strike a balance between the symptoms of the disease and the side effects of the...

Most people know or learn to realize that fatigue is very much in the equation when diagnosed with blood cancer. It’s a sore topic that many endure, and some are...

We all go through a lot! Before blood cancer the majority of us had so many things that consumed our minds, most of what I could admit for myself was...

Here we are, nearly three years after the start of the pandemic. As far as I know, I have not been infected with Covid-19. I have taken every available vaccine...

Blood cancer is a general term that encompasses many different kinds of cancer. Blood cancers are cancers that affect the cells in the blood, in the bone marrow, or in...

A blood cancer diagnosis has a ripple effect throughout our lives. It is a start of a long journey that can be draining on the emotional, mental, and physical well-being...