The Journey of UncertaintyLearning you have cancer is just the first step, muddling through what follows is often a mind-blowing journey of uncertainty. By age...reactions7comments
Coping With CML's Bad Days and DepressionRainbows, puppies, and unicorns are in short supply at the moment. Sorry, my natural sarcasm is at the forefront. Today is day...reactions14comments
Bad BloodOn an idle, rainy Saturday, I started thinking about the phrase “bad blood.” The Bad Blood title, per my Google research, is...reactions6comments
Blood Cancer Related Post-Traumatic StressPatients with a cancer diagnosis may experience feelings of fear, helplessness, and shock. I can remember all of these emotions when first...reactions9comments
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
Remission Envy2020 has been a tumultuous year for so many. This pandemic has been a mess literally for those affected by this virus...reactions13comments
Free TimeI think I'll start this one off with a random question. In the end, it may or may not have much to...reactions11comments
Leukaemic Rate Still A OkayI had three weeks off treatment in October and there was a ‘family planning mishap’. And I’m not going to lie. I...reactions2comments
Lucky to Count a Sister-friend Among My CaregiversI have one biological sister, but I have a lot of sister-friends, and I was lucky that one of the sister-friends and...reactions10comments
Survivor’s Guilt: The Last One StandingIn a perfect world, our paths would not have crossed. Sarah was an X-ray technician, and Andrea was a nurse. I was...reactions25comments
New Year Resolutions Can Bring Surprises (Part 2)If you read Part 1, you know I decided to make walking my New Year’s resolution. You also know that there was...reactions17comments
Walk With MeThe focus of a cancer diagnosis is on the cancer patient, naturally. There is often a caregiver struggling with their fears and...reactions5comments
Growing Old or Growing SmarterGrowing up, my stepdad always seemed so old. I imagined he was born an old man. And the funny thing is, it...reactions11comments
13 (Lucky) Years with Blood CancerJanuary 15 is my diagnosiversary. It’s been 13 years since I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, and 11 years since my first...reactions4comments
Where's Dr. Waldo? When The Doc Goes M.I.A.Finding as doctor is difficult. Finding a doctor you like is even more difficult. Finding a doctor you like who also takes...reactions12comments
As IfI listen to and read many things. It helps me to find out the information I need to stay as healthy as...reactions15comments
Combatting Chemo BrainDuring my chemotherapy treatment for follicular lymphoma I began to feel a little foggy, forgetful and at times had difficulty concentrating. I...reactions22comments
Dorothea Benton Frank RememberedOn September 3, 2019, I received a text from my friend Caren saying, "Have you heard? Dorothea Benton Frank has passed away!"...reactions10comments
First Fertility Tests DoneI don’t know if it’s because of COVID, as it’s been 13 years since I was last in the fertility clinic, but...reactions3comments
It’s The ‘tude That CountsI am now living with blood cancer and undergoing infusions with all the joys that treatment brings. A few days after my...reactions4comments