Courtesy Rules for Cancer Patients"Oh, you look so tired!" Hee hee hee! Bless your heart!" My coworker often said to me on Fridays. At times, I...reactions34comments
Scanxiety and Schrodinger's CATscanAnxiety. It comes hand-in-hand with a cancer diagnosis and is so thoroughly entwined with the disease that it should probably be called...reactions14comments
My Strategies for Living with Blood CancerAfter my initial denial and anger when diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010, I have developed strategies...reactions14comments
Words of AffirmationsHave you ever thought of using words of affirmation as part of your healing process from blood cancer treatment? I always heard...reactions16comments
Minimizing The DamageLately due to circumstances beyond my control I have been forced to deal with a lot of high level and prolonged stress...reactions11comments
It Can Get BetterI want to preface this by saying this is coming from the perspective of someone who is in remission. I know not...reactions17comments
How to Handle FatigueFatigue is something we all will face on this journey. It's important to know how to handle it in order to be...reactions25comments
CML Awareness Day is September 22Since I first heard about it, I always thought it was very clever of someone to designate a day for chronic myeloid...reactions12comments
How Leukemia Changed a Tycoon's PrioritiesLeukemia can sneak up on you from behind or maybe jump out from behind a bush. That is figuratively, of course. You...reactions8comments
Meeting Another Blood Cancer Survivor: Ramae's ViewIt was a warm August night, and I was on my nightly bike ride along the lake. But this evening, I was...reactions5comments
Patient Advocate or Patient AdvocateI’ve had a few past and present conversations and found when we throw the term "patient advocate" in the air; what I’ve...reactions9comments
There's More To Me Than CancerCancer is a heavy word and for most people. It has a very negative connotation and I don’t think I’ve met anyone...reactions29comments
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
Everything's Gonna Be AlrightHaving a positive attitude when facing any of life’s trials is important. At least that’s my opinion. Nature and life have a...reactions3comments
Panda Check-InI don't know about you all, but this has been a rough year! The trial and tribulations of life have been throwing...reactions16comments
Cancer, Fatigue, and Guilt and That One Co-WorkerI have a confession. Yesterday, I woke up at 10:45 am. Then I woke up again an hour later. Then I also...reactions24comments
Sometimes All You Can Do is LaughEverything happens for a reasonEven if you don’t know whySometimes all you can do is laughOtherwise, you’d cry... Last year I wrote...reactions4comments
Caterpillars and CancerProcessionary caterpillars are not well-known in the United States but are very well-known to be a significant environmental and defoliation hazard in the...reactions9comments
Your Hidden StarThe hotel clock clicked midnight, and I was alone. I felt lost thinking about what life would be like with blood cancer...reactions8comments
Hope for my Hope!Today, I am in tears literally! For years I've asked bone marrow transplant (BMT) doctors and nurses if they have ever seen...reactions5comments
