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Recently, I wrote a blog entry in which I mentioned bone marrow biopsies (BMB). If you are lucky enough to have avoided one, a BMB is a part of some...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for 2 new drugs for the treatment of blood cancers. Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) has been granted accelerated approval for...

We all know exercise is important, but when you have cancer, who really wants to? We already have enough on our minds and now we have to find time to...

Backhanded compliment: a compliment that implies it is not really a compliment at all. “She paid me a backhanded compliment when she said my work was ‘surprisingly good.’" Also, an...

Living with a type of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)? You're in the right place. Our team on Blood-Cancer.com is made up of people living with all types...

The cancer cloud. When I say it you probably think of some pesticide-laden industrial accident ominously looming over a midwestern town, but that’s not the type of cloud we’re talking...

Blood cancer can take a huge toll on mental health. However, we live our best lives when we have a proactive approach to taking care of ourselves – and that...

Last summer I bought a motorboat, with an outboard motor. I love getting out on the water, whizzing around having fun, but I’ve learned that the motor is temperamental. Sometimes...

Being brave, for me, means not giving up on the things that make me feel alive. Gabriele Grunewald passed away on a summer night in June 2019. My son and...

I like sports metaphors. Before retiring, I had a secret goal of putting in place a Monday morning tradition where my department’s co-workers were introduced, ala sports introductions, with walk-up...

I showed up at the hospital in a wheelchair, excited for the chance to be able to walk again. I was also nervous that this surgery would go as that...

Living with a multiple myeloma? You're in the right place. Our team on Blood-Cancer.com is made up of people living with all types of blood cancer. Below is a list...

Living with a type of lymphoma? You're in the right place. Our team on Blood-Cancer.com is made up of people living with all types of blood cancer. Below is a...

One of our members passed away recently. He went by the handle “bluchs.” He once wrote a profound statement in a forum on this site. I’ve mentioned part of it...

I recently asked my oncologist if my low blood levels caused my irritability. She said, "Cancer makes your body tired, and your mind stressed. These factors affect your mood." That...

My neuropathy has a mind of its own. Does yours? It’s worse than a fickle friend. It’s a fickle foe. Just when I think I have it figured out, it...

When you face cancer, it requires you to not only steal yourself physically but also mentally. It’s not an easy task – but throughout the whole process I was able...

In our 3rd Annual Blood Cancer in America Survey, over half of those surveyed reported experiencing symptoms that led to their blood cancer diagnosis, including a broken bone. My journey...

I guess I had a good run being me. At times now, I’m not so sure where that person went. Here’s why. In a few months, it’ll be six years...

This week is our family vacation. We are staying on the third floor of a condo complex in Emerald Isle, NC. Thank goodness there’s an elevator for us to take...