Crystal & Life After Cancer (Part 2)Read Part 1 of Crystal & Life After Cancer. Crystal did her time, took her treatments, endured the side effects, but reached the coveted finish line and rang the bell...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Crystal & Life After Cancer (Part 1)A few people have asked how Crystal is doing and I thought an update was in order. As many of you know, Crystal was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when she...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Life After CancerHi Everyone! I want to quickly reintroduce myself because it’s been quite a while since my last post. However, some of you may be vaguely familiar with my story because...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Steak and Capicola WrapsChemotherapy can wreak havoc on the appetite. The best recipes for me are the ones that are versatile with ingredient changes that match what my stomach can tolerate at the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Open LetterHey there, my name is, well I don’t have a name per se - I’m the other half of our friend Yolanda. I wanted to write this open letter to...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
The Pressure To Be "Brave""You Are So Brave!" How often have we heard this said to us? Most times, people truly mean well when they say this. They are doing their best to be...Reactions0reactionsComments28 comments
A Personal JourneyMost people are not aware of blood cancer. In this first video, Dennis tells us how he learned about the disease and his initial reactions to a diagnosis...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Sleep Better, Feel Better!Don't you hate it when you don't sleep well? The next day, I often feel cranky, have trouble concentrating, and my get-up-and-go feels like it got-up-and-went! Not only do our...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Cancer, and WolfAn interesting meme made its way (again) around the internet recently. It was an image listing the ways people had died in London in 1632. Some causes of death had...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Some Days Are Tougher Than Others, But Let’s Look At The PositivesLife has its ups and downs. This is true no matter who you are, what you do, how much money you have, or even who you know. If this weren’t...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Elephant TattooWell, I did it! Much to my mother’s dismay... Me: Mummy, I know you are going to be really angry and disappointed with me, but I’m walking to the tattoo...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Other Side of the Window2020 was a very difficult year for many people around the world. Whether it was being hit personally by the coronavirus, dwindling health, death, furlough, unemployment, or political views. So...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Love When You Least Expect ItApril 21 is AML World Awareness Day. This day seeks to raise awareness about acute myeloid leukemia and to show support for all people and families affected by AML around...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Cue Vampire (Part 2)Read Part 1 of Paula's story: Cue Vampire. The immunologist was speaking. I could hear the words, but I couldn’t process them. I felt numb. Cold and numb like, well...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Put Yourself First - It's TimeOnce a caregiver, always a caregiver. Right? Now that we are blood cancer patients, we may or may not have someone looking after us – a spouse, child, friend, etc...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Let It Go: Words for a Leukemia Patient to EmbraceI marked my sixth year 'cancerversary’ last week and believe me, there was no party. Made it through the day so that was enough. A lot has happened since that...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Last PrescriptionWell, something quite monumental happened recently, in a positive way! I received my LAST chemo prescription for hopefully a REALLY long time! I was quite sad when I took, what...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Stress Is A Killer - LiterallyStress. Ugh. Just the word itself causes us to tense up a bit. It’s something that all of us dread and yet we still experience it on a regular basis...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
10 Ways to Get Through the Hard DaysIt’s been a hard day. Honestly, it has been a hard week. My numbers are all looking pretty good, but my body somehow missed the memo. I feel poorly, and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Tips To Live ByWhen living with cancer, whether active cancer or not, there are some instructions that we all can live by. At times they are not evident words of wisdom, as we’re...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments