Does Having Blood Cancer Make Us Overly Sensitive?Does having blood cancer make me overly sensitive to what others say? Please let me know if you feel that way too...reactions12comments
Community Views: The Most Confusing Part of Living with Blood CancerFinding out you have blood cancer is typically a huge shock – and then there are all the emotions that come next...reactions1comment
Songs That Got Me Through CancerI assume, at some point in your life, you’ve had an anthem. An anthem to a break-up, an anthem to summer love...reactions12comments
Blood Cancer Anxieties: Isolation & MisunderstandingIn this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical health conditions. Phrases in quotes are the words of our...reactions8comments
Writing to Cope with CancerHearing the words, "You have cancer," is like getting a punch in the gut. Your feelings can go from shock to disbelief...reactions3comments
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Cancer Friends CloserThis journey has been so eye-opening to me in more ways than I can count. I've learned a lot about myself, but...reactions17comments
Leuk's Nightly GameDo you ever find yourself lying in bed late at night, staring at the ceiling, and saying out loud, “WTF? I have...reactions22comments
Ring That BellI had heard about the ritual of ringing the bell after chemotherapy is complete, but until I was immersed in cancer treatment...reactions20comments
Cancer & TimeTime and cancer are inextricably linked. Like Siegfried and Roy, Mickey and Minnie, and Luke and Vader, blood cancer and time are...reactions18comments
Getting a Good Night's SleepIs getting enough sleep an issue for you? It is for me. At night, the distractions of the day aren’t there to...reactions12comments
Treatment Day Must HavesI would like to offer you some suggestions as to what to bring with you when you have to have treatments. I...reactions8comments
Two Positives Of Having Cancer, Yes, I Said "Positives"Wait.. I know what you are going to say. Cancer?? Positives?? You must have smoked some bad rainbows there, you chipper idiot...reactions6comments
Counts Can Be ScaryOn Halloween, I enjoyed a treat: Wynton Marsalis and a big band playing arrangements of Sesame Street songs while The Muppets sang...reactions11comments
Fatigue - The Invisible Side EffectFatigue is sadly something that is often with me. It comes and goes. I don’t know when it will really hit me. I’ve had...reactions9comments
How Exercise Keeps Me Going (Part 1)My perfect morning is a tennis game followed by a sour cream coffee cake from a farm stand near me. I love...reactions2comments
Cancerversary 16 years!And another year has gone by. A different type of year this time. A cancerversary year. My 16th. 16 years since I...reactionscomments
Mental HealthTo say a cancer diagnosis affects your mental health is like saying that the sky is blue. It’s all about the resources...reactions3comments
Cancer Research MonthMay is Cancer Research Month. As we all know, research is necessary. It is one of the only ways the medical system...reactions4comments
New Fur Baby Bear!I wanted to introduce the blood cancer tribe to a new addition to my household! My new fur baby Bear!!! Who doesn't...reactions5comments
Cancer and the "B" Word - "Burden"Most time when we talk about cancer we talk about the “c” word, or the “big C,” or even the “C” that...reactions18comments
