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Getting cancer is horrible. Hearing those words for the first time is devastating and, for a second, your world stops spinning. But then you come back to reality and have...

Much as been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists in 2017 for their work in unraveling its...

The In America survey is now closed. A blood cancer diagnosis is a shock, but what can make it more difficult is navigating the information and research available for patients...

Acronyms are a short way to describing something but it’s usually rare to have one that has two totally different meanings like this. The BMX I speak of is a...

I reached for the box of Cheerios, pulled my hand back, and then took the box down. It was the only cereal available at my friend’s house. I wanted to...

I know that sounds completely bonkers but writing from the UK, I never understood how big Health Union is, how many staff there are, and how many websites they run...

My first reaction to my diagnosis was a numb disbelief followed soon by anger. Even worse, I didn’t tell anyone outside of my family. None of these things were helpful...

Like with anything in life, the bills eventually come due, and cancer is no exception. Now that I’ve been done with chemo for a few months, the bills are coming...

It was one of those days.  One of those days when I should have just stayed in bed. My day started out poorly. Just climbing out of bed took some effort. I felt...

I have so much to say about living with chronic myelogenous leukemia for the past five years. In fact, four days ago marked my “cancerversary,” something I never imagined would...

The frailty of this life becomes glaringly apparent after facing cancer. While the glorious word remission is a goal, the battle waged through treatments ravages the body. The body may...

While my chemotherapy and maintenance treatment are completed, it has taken me months to return to a normal life. My monthly oncologist visits have changed to every three months. My...

You may have heard or read a lot about this thing called 'CAR T-cell therapy' - but what exactly is it? Just another cancer fad, a new variation on the...

I don’t know about other countries, but I know that in our country we’re big on fixing things. We are not inclined to follow Paul’s McCartney’s advice and “let it...

I want to write but I don’t really have the words. I’m tired. Work has gone quiet because of it. Not that I’m worried. Well, a little bit worried. But...

Like so many of us, when I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had never heard of it. It was a complete mystery.  When my wife or I called family...

While I was going through treatment, I used to get messages from people all the time saying something along the lines of, “I was having a really bad day but...

When someone is diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, the chemo that is given can affect a woman's eggs and fertility. This could result in a problem with a future pregnancy or...

This will be my first of several blogs about traveling with immune deficiency and chronic pain. Getting ready for extended travel has had its ups and downs. It runs the...

When facing hair loss and hair growth, there is never one specific way to get through it or feel like yourself. We all have our different styles and techniques for...