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It’s gone from 0.002% to 0.005% and for those of you into numbers, I know this is nothing. I really do! But, it’s gone up. There were around 6 or...

The date of my final PET scan after chemo is rapidly approaching, and if all goes as planned, it means the official beginning of my five-year waiting period.  I will...

When I first heard of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, it had to do with flashbacks and nightmares afflicting veterans of wars. I later learned that it can happen to...

Sometimes life hands you lemons, but you always have the ability to make lemonade out of them if you just add a little sweetness. My daughter, Crystal, was handed a...

We are randomly selecting a winner today, October 2, 2019! Stay tuned! In honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2019, Blood-Cancer.com and ChemoCozy.com worked together to build a treatment care...

Not every cancer patient sees themselves as a warrior, fighting a battle against their cancer. They say they are merely trying to survive something awful that happened and don’t think...

When I was first diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) three years ago, I was curious on how I, a relatively healthy person, wound up with this rare, progressive and chronic...

Admit it, you’re as tired hearing about fatigue as you are tired Raise your hand if you don’t have an issue with fatigue. C’mon don’t be shy, let us see who...

I think that most people live their lives either dreading the day that they may be diagnosed with cancer, possibly because of a history of it in their family, or...

My greatest fear upon learning about my diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma was that I was dying. I had just experienced a wonderful summer at the shore with my family and...

Here in Washington State we have coffee shoppes – a LOT of coffee shoppes. It all started in Seattle with Starbucks. Now, no matter where you go, you can buy...

I have lived with, fought, and often beaten back multiple myeloma for going on seven years now. Mine has presented itself as very stubborn and, with 15 lines of treatment...

Hearing the words, "You have cancer," is like getting a punch in the gut. Your feelings can go from shock to disbelief, anger, and even depression. What can you do...

My little cancer charity, Cancer On Board, is now 2. Well, it’s been 2 years since we got official charitable status and I can’t really believe it!  It’s amazing and...

Let’s talk about sex. It is a taboo topic, but many cancer patients and survivors experience issues with their sex life before, during, or after treatments. For those who are...

I recently got an email from another follicular lymphoma patient. That happens a lot. I’ve kept a blog about FL for over 11 years. Lots of other patients have found...

I was recently featured in the first article of a series in the online version of a UK paper.  To begin with, I was a bit irritated that I wouldn’t...

You might think your junk drawer is full of, well, junk, but its contents can actually be worth a lot. It was in my junk shelf – for papers that...

By sharing my journey with blood cancer online, I have had the privilege to engage multiple other patients online. A little over a year and a half ago, I had...

I had the honor of attending the Janssen-sponsored 2019 HealtheVoices conference, which is the all that be of the advocacy conferences with amazing patient advocates from across the country. I...