Advocating for Yourself At The Doctor's OfficeWhen newly diagnosed with blood cancer, I was faced with complex choices, fear, and uncertainty. I needed to learn about my disease...reactions9comments
Counts Can Be ScaryOn Halloween, I enjoyed a treat: Wynton Marsalis and a big band playing arrangements of Sesame Street songs while The Muppets sang...reactions11comments
My Day in the Life Getting a Bone Marrow TransplantNot many people can say they know what it is like to get a bone marrow transplant. Here, I explain my experience...reactions10comments
Infections and Informed ConsentRecently a friend of mine and I were talking about how to navigate relationships. It’s a conversation that more and more people...reactions21comments
The Emotional and Mental Impact of COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives in 2020. However, recent evidence shows it may have effects beyond the inconveniences and interruptions...reactions4comments
New Year Resolutions Can Bring Surprises (Part 1)Every year I make new year resolutions and typically, they don’t last. I am much better at making a plan anytime and...reactions6comments
A Review of Reuben Kincaid RememberedLike most teenage girls in the 1970s, I watched the television show, The Partridge Family. David Cassidy, who played the oldest son...reactions10comments
The Fullness of LivingAs a boy, I was into biology. I used to collect butterflies and explored tide pools. I stuffed a jar inside one...reactions11comments
Positivity in the New YearThe power of positivity is mighty. While only science, sometimes aided with nutrition and homeopathic methods, can cure, there is something to...reactions8comments
How Virtual Reality Changed My RealityMy friend bought me a virtual reality (VR) headset for Christmas. He ordered it before Black Friday and before I had the...reactions15comments
What A YearWhat. A. Year. Who would have thought that it would have been like this?! In a weird way, it’s nice to have lived...reactions4comments
Two Years Seemed So Far Off When I Was Diagnosed...It’s almost here. That date that some cancer patients reach after their illness progresses past a certain point. The two-year cancerversary, the...reactions8comments
The Other D-wordAuthor’s Warning: the following article is about a bodily function some people are uncomfortable talking about; defecation. Actually, it will focus on...reactions6comments
Speak Up (Kindly) If Something’s Not Right!This past year, while receiving treatments at my local cancer care center, I noticed that every time I went for another one...reactions4comments
Helping Cancer Patients Deal with Emotional IssuesThe emotional effects of a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. When first diagnosed, I felt anger and a tremendous feeling of loss...reactions13comments
Cancer, Mind Demons, & the Importance of DistractionsCancer, it’s scary, unpredictable, and exhausting. It drains your energy all the time and makes doing anything almost impossible, physically. There’s an...reactions10comments
Update On My JourneyAn update on my journey and battle with blood cancer continues. To date, four infusions of R-CHOP have been completed and the...reactions14comments
Essential Thrombocythemia and JAK2 MutationEssential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare disease. People who have it, though, on average, tend to have a normal life expectancy. People...reactionscomments
My Journey: Acute Myeloid Leukemia at 19 Years OldOn April 26th, 2019, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 19. At the time, I was a...reactions5comments
Caregiver/Cancer Patient Interview (Part 2)My daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 25. It’s been a few years since then, but I decided to...reactions6comments
