Did You Hear the One About the Benefits of Neuropathy?While on a walk with friends on a cold winter day, with slush underfoot, I had a secret weapon that you wouldn’t...reactions5comments
Cancer-Related Fatigue Can Be IncapacitatingEveryone gets tired and usually, a good night’s sleep will solve the problem. However, fatigue is a daily lack of energy, excessive...reactions4comments
I Choose Joy In The New Year!Do you have a New Year's tradition that you follow? The custom is to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day in...reactions11comments
Enough AlreadyWhen I was a kid, before the internet, I loved getting novelty catalogs. I'd scour them for hours on end, planning for...reactions2comments
Surviving SurvivorshipEverything about cancer sucks, we all know that. I wasn’t unusually surprised by how hard cancer treatment was, but I was shocked...reactions1comment
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
Diagnosis Rulebook 101There are no instructions or directions on how to adjust and feel about being diagnosed with blood cancer. The route will allow...reactions16comments
Don't Judge What You Don't SeeThe saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and how it relates to blood cancer is an accurate statement. Though we’ve...reactions23comments
"Invisible Illness" Never Invisible, Always IllnessInvisible illness. It’s a term that sometimes gets thrown around for certain kinds of blood cancer. Yes, cancer, the big C, the...reactions24comments
You have WHAT? Explaining MDSJust my luck to get something no one understands! "You have WHAT? MDS? Don't you mean MS?" people have said to me...reactions20comments
Cancer and the Ways It Changes Your LifeCancer is a lifelong illness. I know many of us have heard that phrase, or even said it ourselves, but what does...reactions2comments
What Does Chemo Feel Like?Over five years, I had cancer three different times. The first and second times, it showed up as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the...reactions2comments
Shades of Mean and What To Do (or Not Do) About ThemIf you could choose how people would insult or put you down, would you want it to be in your face or...reactions8comments
A Different HeadspaceI think I’ve now had 2 blood cancer appointments where my consultant hasn’t talked about my going back on treatment or double...reactions1comment
Tips to Managing Health Insurance With Blood CancerI used to think that all insurance plans were the same. One size fits all. Just hand them your card, and you...reactions4comments
Word of the Year and the Impact on My Cancer JourneyEvery end of year, I come up with a word for the new year. For me, it seems to be a better...reactions8comments
Remove the Mask: Talking About Your Blood CancerIt's okay not to always be strong. It's fine to let others and, more importantly, yourself, know that living with blood cancer...reactions1comment
Hurry Up and WaitOne of the very first things I experienced during Army basic training was the phrase hurry up and wait. The drill sergeants...reactions5comments
Cause and EffectWhen I was in my college chemistry class many years ago, I learned about a scientific term called cause and effect. Its...reactions9comments
Blood Cancer SuperstitionsMy wife used to come to all of my oncologist appointments with me. When I was in active treatment for follicular lymphoma...reactionscomments
