Traveling With Immune Deficiencies: Some AdviceEditor's note: This article was written in November 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Please remember to follow CDC and local guidelines regarding...reactions3comments
Cue VampireWithin three years of daily oral chemotherapy, I was wearing wide-brimmed hats, long sleeves, and large-rimmed sunglasses. I was losing pigmentation, or...reactions14comments
Numb But HereUnless you have been there, I suspect it is impossible to understand the emotional release one experiences on your last day of...reactions6comments
Changing FacesHave you ever met someone for the first time, and when the introductions take place, they usually start off with a name...reactions8comments
Does Your Blood Cancer Diagnosis Make You Angry?The long and winding six-year road living with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has had its share of twists and turns. Good thing...reactions13comments
Wanted: A Pill Bottle That Squawks and TalksMy system for refilling pills isn’t much of a system at all: When a bottle is low, I remove it from the...reactions3comments
Giving Up The WigEverything about you is combined to make you the unique person you are. It starts the day you were born with all...reactions8comments
The Importance of Nutrition for the Blood Cancer PatientGood nutrition can help cancer patients maintain strength, keep healthy body weight, and decrease side effects during and after treatment. Nutrition is...reactions11comments
Myeloma Action Month Self-Care Q&AWelcome to the Myeloma Action Month Self Care Q&A! As part of this year's Myeloma Action Month, Myeloma.org challenged the community to...reactions1comment
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
Things To ConsiderI had an interesting conversation a few weeks back and it has still left me a bit baffled. The question posed “How...reactions6comments
My Brave VikingSometimes it’s easy to take our caregivers for granted. My leukemia is in the wait-and-watch stage, so my caregiver, my wife, doesn’t...reactions4comments
The Importance of CommunityHuman connections can help us feel less alone after a cancer diagnosis. A community can be stronger than cancer and help manage...reactions11comments
I Am Turning Into My Grandmother!"The kids are driving me nuts!" I overheard my grandmother say to her sister Zola. "What did we do?" I whispered to...reactions13comments
12 Tips to Manage Brain FogThe other day I was filling out an online survey about life with multiple myeloma. One question asked me to list my...reactions30comments
Ten Years Just Around the Corner!As I write this, I am just a few months away from the ten-year anniversary of my multiple myeloma diagnosis. Suffice it...reactions5comments
The Greatest YearI have yet to meet someone who said, “2020 was a great year!” And at the tender young age of 77, I...reactions12comments
What To Expect After DiagnosisRecently, we’ve had an influx of visitors on another site I write for who have been recently diagnosed and it reminded me...reactions10comments
My Furry Companion: The Support of AnimalsI’ve never been without a pet. Until recently. It’s a lonely feeling. Something is missing and I search for it in little...reactions22comments
Treatment vs. TreatmentThe beauty of words is that most of the time they can mean different things to different people. Sometimes that's a good...reactions11comments
