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 diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A range of reactions...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. No, I have a type of blood cancer...reactions20comments
Remission Envy2020 has been a tumultuous year for so many. This pandemic has been a mess literally for those affected by this virus, and those losing their jobs because of it...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 do with this article but I'll give it...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 had everything crossed that I would get pregnant. It...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 my “birth sister” live in the Boston area...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 a math teacher. Even though we lived in...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 a surprise coming. Here is the conclusion. I...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 worries over their loved ones in the background...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 seemed liked everyone else saw him as old...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 treatment with a monoclonal antibody. In the past...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 your insurance is near impossible. Like finding a...reactions12comments
As IfI listen to and read many things. It helps me to find out the information I need to stay as healthy as possible. I share this information with my family...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 began to forget things that I usually remembered...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!" "I know," I texted back. "I just read...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 the best thing about it was that I...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 first infusion my white blood count went to...reactions4comments
Port or Not to PortMany know all too well the headaches that are involved when getting chemo weekly. Not only is the process long in most cases, but it’s also ruinous on the veins...reactions9comments
Challenge Accepted: Reluctantly Living with Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaSomething happened today at physical therapy that, to be frank, pissed me off. To provide context, about two years ago, I began therapy on my foot for a badly torn...reactions11comments
My Long and Winding Road to DiagnosisI was born in May of 1970, the same month that the Beatles released “The Long and Winding Road.” 50 years later, as I reflect on the years preceding my...reactions12comments
