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Once, when I was a boy, I found a little green caterpillar. His many tiny feet tickled as he crawled up my finger and down to my palm. It was...

It wasn’t me who thought of this clever double meaning to a much-beloved word in cancer circles. Instead, it was my high school English teacher, Mrs. Bruns. She has been...

Having cancer causes you to reevaluate everything in your life. When you're going through treatment, you have to try and just get through the day and do whatever it is...

A few days ago I had my final check-up, the one before the long waiting period to be declared “cured,” and it occurred to me that we’ve never discussed exactly...

We’re taking isolation to the next level. I promised myself I wouldn’t write about Covid more than I had to. As a journalist, I’m spending the next few weeks 24/7...

It was not until a recent family brunch at our home that I began to realize the critical role that my husband played in my recovery from cancer. Today, I...

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...

I feel exceptionally lucky! I know that’s probably a rather odd thing for someone to say that has recently been diagnosed with not one… but two cancers… well technically three if...

Sometimes, the longer you wait for test results, the more tricks your imagination plays on you. Twenty minutes, no problem. Thirty, what are they going to find? Forty-five, it’s going...

SAT stands for Scholastic Assessment Test. This test is taken by students in the United States who are preparing to attend college. It tests their aptitude in reading, writing, and...

Every year, November 12th rolls around and it feels like November 12th, 2015 was yesterday. And then it doesn't. My journey through treatment feels like it was a lifetime ago...

Deciding whether or not to be public with your cancer journey is a very personal decision and there is no right or easy answer. There are definitely good and bad...

Ladies – you know I enjoy having all genders, races, religions, and creeds read my writing, but this one is going to be directed more at the men. I’m not...

In mid-November 2019, the blood cancer community saw the launch of the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation. There are lots of organizations that help raise money for blood cancer research. But this...

As a newly diagnosed blood cancer patient, I was very concerned about telling my child about my illness. My first reaction was to keep the news from them or to...

I think blood cancer is making me anxious or maybe it's this coronavirus. Darn! Why didn't I buy stock in a hand sanitizer company? I knew a lady who attended...

Cancer is a horrible and scary disease. No one wants to ever hear the words, "You've got cancer.” However, I believe that we can think of it as a positive...

In my lifetime, I’ve known of six people who’ve committed suicide. Three I knew personally. None of them had cancer. Some would say they were selfish and only thinking of...

Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...

With all of the news circulating about the novel (new) coronavirus, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed or anxious. This is especially true if you are immune-compromised due to...