'That Man Has No Ego'You wouldn’t think that a story about Ronald Reagan’s recovery from a gunshot wound would remind me of an experience during my...reactions9comments
Survivorship PlansBefore I begin, I need to make it clear that I am by no means an expert on survivorship plans. In fact...reactions6comments
The High Cost of Blood Cancer DrugsBefore I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had not given a second thought to the cost of prescription drugs. I had...reactions27comments
What is Cardiotoxicity?Cardiotoxicity is damage to the heart muscle. Chemotherapy drugs that are used to treat blood cancer can cause damage to the heart...reactions1comment
Please Don't Say You're A Blast From My PastWhen I was in seventh grade, to write a paper on restaurant jargon, I sat at the counter in a luncheonette near...reactions10comments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactions5comments
Fertility, Fatigue, and Figuring Out the Right Treatment RegimenAfter graduating from Edinburgh and leaving consultant number 1 behind (very happily!), I came under the care of consultant number 2 in...reactionscomments
Hitting Rock Bottom and Getting UpI can honestly say I’ve hit what I thought was rock bottom many times in my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) journey. One...reactions8comments
Enjoy The JourneyI like metaphors. I see them everywhere. Do you like metaphors? I hope so because today you’re getting one. A few years...reactions8comments
My Personal Journey (Part 2)In this second video, Dennis discusses his reaction to his first time experiencing R-CHOP chemotherapy, from his port installation to his first...reactions7comments
Anticipatory NauseaWhen most people think of chemotherapy, they are under the general understanding that it makes cancer patients pretty sick. That’s how it’s...reactions9comments
Cancer and Circadian Rhythms: The BasicsMuch as been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists...reactions12comments
35 and Not What I ExpectedIt’s been a funny few weeks in terms of me and how I’ve been feeling with my internal chatter. My blood counts are...reactions8comments
Strategies in Talking to Your Partner About Blood CancerCoping with a life-threatening health condition such as blood cancer is such an incredibly stressful time for both cancer patients and their...reactions4comments
Some People Just Can’t Deal with CancerBefore Crystal came home, she had been in a relationship. It wasn’t a good one. That was bad enough, but when she...reactions8comments
CluelessAs most anyone born during the period spanning the mid-to-late 1960s to the early ‘80s will undoubtedly recall, there was a well-known...reactions11comments
Crystal & Life After Cancer (Part 1)A few people have asked how Crystal is doing and I thought an update was in order. As many of you know...reactions5comments
Crystal & Life After Cancer (Part 2)Read Part 1 of Crystal & Life After Cancer. Crystal did her time, took her treatments, endured the side effects, but reached...reactions8comments
Yelling at GodSome of us have a secret we seldom share. When we learned we had cancer we were numb at first, then worried...reactions7comments
My Life After CancerHi Everyone! I want to quickly reintroduce myself because it’s been quite a while since my last post. However, some of you...reactions6comments
