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Before Crystal came home, she had been in a relationship. It wasn’t a good one. That was bad enough, but when she found out she had cancer at age 25...

We all recognize the significance and influence of pharmaceutical companies. Not only have they done an excellent job of keeping many of us alive past our expiration dates, they have...

Jeff Neurman was diagnosed with CLL over six years ago. He currently writes about his experiences with blood cancer on his blog, It's In My Blood: Battling Cancer with Humor...

This morning, as I was exercising in the weight room at our local YMCA, I looked down at my legs and thought, “They’ll never get you into a beauty pageant.”...

Okay, so today's post is sorta, kinda, about faith, belief, and all that stuff. Go ahead and admit it, this is something we cancer people do think about at times...

2019 has been the year of the scan for me. I’ve had 3 MRIs, several x rays and one PET/CT scan since January. I’m very claustrophobic so just the thought...

I had the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Women and MPN Conference in Boston this September thanks to the generosity of the Health Union Pillars Conference Support Program.  This...

And it happened again! Another September. Another Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Another 30 days of blood cancer focus, which is a good thing. I’m not going to lie though, this year I got a...

As we know, our image is one of the most direct and impactful struggles that come face to face with a cancer diagnosis. Literally. As hair loss is a common...

So you’ve made your long trip for your weekly treatment. You’ve done what you needed to do to get there in the first place, but suddenly, you’re greeted with a...

Something different this time around. I mean, we have to shake things up now and again, right? Enjoy. The Big “C” is what they call it. But there’s no word...

We have all experienced difficult times and, as a cancer survivor, we can feel overwhelmed and anxious. How can we help our brain to find a happy place? Finding a...

It’s a bit weird getting good news two appointments in a row. I can’t really remember the last time that happened and I felt good! I used to get good Leukaemic rates...

Sometimes I’m grateful for all the things that I can do. Sometimes I feel frustrated about being unable to do everything that I did before. Sometimes up, sometimes down, then...

I had, and still have good intentions to be more regular in my blogs and articles, although that game plan and others have been altered a little in the past...

It was a sunny, slightly cool, slightly warm, somewhere in the mid-70s day. I was driving to a job I loved. I felt great. Everything was right with the world...

Research has shown that forgiveness and other forms of emotional and spiritual healing can be powerful. Many of us have experienced a loss or disappointment resulting in emotional upset and...

You may have read one of my previous posts about dating after cancer where I talked about some of the many struggles I was having after cancer treatment. A normal...

Occasionally, we all need to have a distraction. Diverting our attention can be helpful in so many ways. Sometimes we need a break from our jobs, our friends or families...

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. It was my 8th one as a member of the blood cancer club. It’s not a club any of us asked to join and...