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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...

We are deeply saddened to share that blood cancer advocate, Cherie Rineker, passed away on October 23, 2019. Cherie tirelessly advocated for multiple myeloma patients worldwide through her popular Facebook...

My “new normal,” a phrase often used in cancer circles to describe life in survivorship, completely took me by surprise when I exited treatment. It happened both times I experienced...

Some of us have a secret we seldom share. When we learned we had cancer we were numb at first, then worried, then afraid. And then the anger came. We...

I celebrate a big birthday this year and rather than shed light on the number, let’s talk about the milestone in general. I believe many readers can attest to the...

When you have cancer, your outlook on life gets upended and everything takes two giant steps to the left. Things seem familiar but they are never exactly the same as...