Mental Stability: Health Vs IncomeWe all go through a lot! Before blood cancer the majority of us had so many things that consumed our minds, most...reactions13comments
Cold, Flu, Covid-19 -- or Chemo?Here we are, nearly three years after the start of the pandemic. As far as I know, I have not been infected...reactions10comments
Feeling Different This YearWell another year has gone by. Another year older. (It was my birthday recently). How the hell has that happened?! And I’ve...reactions3comments
Finding Out at 25I’m not sure I still understand how drastic and life-changing finding out I had blood cancer was when I was 25 years...reactions3comments
Elephant TattooWell, I did it! Much to my mother’s dismay... Me: Mummy, I know you are going to be really angry and disappointed...reactions7comments
I'm Failing Retirement with MDSI think I'm failing retirement. I blame President Jimmy Carter. He and his wife Rosalynn set the bar too high with all...reactions18comments
Cancer is the Worst Roommate!The worst thing about my college days was not studying for exams or writing term papers. The worst thing was dealing with...reactions8comments
Grieving Over CancerOn November 22, 1963, most baby boomers remember what happened that day. I was practicing my printing in a second-grade classroom at...reactions20comments
On My Birthday, Missing My DogIf you have the good luck, as I do, to have had a happy childhood, your memories on your original birthday are...reactions10comments
It Was Always About Love, Anyway: Remembering Cherie RinekerWe are deeply saddened to share that blood cancer advocate, Cherie Rineker, passed away on October 23, 2019. Cherie tirelessly advocated for...reactions1comment
Catastrophizing - Big Word, Big StressCatastrophizing. Oh boy, that’s a big word. A big, scary, word. Of course, as blood cancer patients we should probably be used...reactions17comments
How to Stop WorryingSeptember was a very difficult month for me. It is the anniversary of my devastating news of a cancer diagnosis as well...reactions4comments
How to Talk to a Blood Cancer PatientRecently, I was thinking about the question: How should a person speak to someone living with a blood cancer? The only answer...reactions11comments
Staying as Healthy as Possible (Part 2)As we all know, cancer takes a toll on our bodies. Eating healthy and moving often are two great ways to try...reactions11comments
Staying as Healthy as Possible (Part 1)Cancer beats up our bodies and then we get treated with some type of chemotherapy, radiation, etc. which beats it up even...reactions7comments
Hello Goodbye Stem CellsWhen diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I, like so many newly diagnosed patients, had never heard of this blood cancer. Also...reactions7comments
Leon Russell and Me: Making Final ArrangementsWhat do I have in common with musician and songwriter Leon Russell? We share the same hometown, graduated from the same high...reactions14comments
Role Reversal: Survivor Becomes the CaregiverLife can certainly be filled with challenges. I survived non-Hodgkin lymphoma with much support from my caring husband and family. Now it...reactions23comments
Trusting Your InstinctsLook, for many of us, where would we be if we didn’t trust that in the gut, “I told you so” instinct...reactions13comments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactions1comment
