Divorced Anniversary, A Complicated DayFor stem cell transplant recipients, anniversaries, or transplantaversaries, or re-birthdays, are cause for celebration. For divorced people, a wedding anniversary, or a divorced wedding anniversary, brings mixed feelings. Yesterday was...reactionscomments
A New Kind of TherapyOk, imagine this: you’re lying on your back, someone puts a steel bucket over your head then bangs on it with a hammer, over and over in rapid, ear-splitting succession...reactions6comments
How Did You Know?I get the question a lot, "How did you know you had non-Hodgkin lymphoma?" My answer... I had no idea where my NHL came from, when it started, nor what...reactions4comments
Navigating DiagnosisI always say that one of the most stressful times through my experience with cancer was leading up to treatment. Navigating a world I knew nothing about as I was...reactions1comment
Cancer Changed Me, Forever or The Battle of the BiologicCancer never leaves you. I know, you’re like, “uhh, no duh Dan, why don’t you just tell us the sky is blue.” Well, smartypants, the sky isn’t actually blue, but...reactions15comments
How I Practiced Self Care During My Blood Cancer TreatmentThrough self-care, we pay attention to our needs, strengthen ourselves, and build resilience. A study by Yale University in 2011 reported that benefits include improved quality of life, better treatment...reactions1comment
Panda Deville Grabbing The Positivity!Happy Halloween 🎃! On any other day, my name is Amanda Panda 🐼, but during Halloween, you can call me Panda Deville also known as Carella Deville! Lol! Where are...reactions9comments
Cruise ControlA couple of years ago, I took a road trip with my nephew and my dog, Gracie. We explored Flagstaff, Arizona, the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Moab, and visited...reactions7comments
Possible Risk Factors for Non-Hodgkin LymphomaNow in remission for Stage II non-Hodgkin lymphoma following treatment, Dennis takes a look at some possible risk factors you might want to consider...reactions5comments
Why People Disappear When You Get CancerLately, I’ve been seeing a lot of talk on our site and on our Facebook page about how cancer affects the people around us. Unfortunately, many of the posts tell...reactions25comments
I'm Over OverthinkingI was trying to think about a topic to write about today and realized my brain has been on overdrive lately with overthinking. So let’s open up a discussion about...reactions11comments
My WingmanLiving with cancer. We talk about how to manage it, how to work around it, and how to be happy in spite of it. Recently a friend of mine did...reactions19comments
Surprised by a Nightmare About GVHD of the SkinBlood cancer survivors: Have you ever had a nightmare about relapsing? It wouldn’t be surprising if you did. I have had them for sure. Nightmares and flashbacks can be a...reactions11comments
Mental HealthTo say a cancer diagnosis affects your mental health is like saying that the sky is blue. It’s all about the resources and choices you choose to tap into to...reactions3comments
Coping with Life Changes and MDSOn December 7, 1941, my grandparents were on their way to see a movie at the Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma, when they discovered that the Japanese had bombed Pearl...reactions4comments
Compromised FertilitySince finding out that my egg reserve is really low, I’ve been thinking about this and the fact that it’s highly likely that it’s the impact of 14 years of...reactions3comments
Genetic or Genomic?When thinking about blood cancer and any related treatments, it is easy to focus on the possible impacts chemotherapy and radiation may have on you or a loved one. From...reactionscomments
Battle of the BulgeWhen I was growing up, I remember my mom was quite obsessed with her weight. It was interesting because she probably weighed 115 pounds soaking wet. Still, every morning she...reactions17comments
Bone Marrow Transplant and A Thing Called GVHDWhen we hear the words bone marrow transplant, automatically, we know we are dealing with something serious. We also know if the doctor is telling us that we are the...reactions7comments
Ankle Crossing and a Trip Down Memory LaneThe way I sleep – curled on my right side in a little ball with my hands under my chin – is not good for the chronic pain under my...reactions3comments