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Recently, a writer friend posted to social media, asking for help with an article. She has a chronic illness, one that can go years without giving her any trouble. She...

Myelofibrosis is one of several types of blood cancer called “myeloproliferative neoplasms,” or MPN. The common factor in these diseases is that cells in the bone marrow that are supposed...

Let’s say that somebody asks, “How are you today?” And let’s say that you’re being honest and you reply, “My feet are KILLING ME.” Unless you’re in a peripheral neuropathy...

This blog is not exactly about a wedding, although it is inspired by the wedding of one of best friends. I hope you will find it is more about the...

While non-toxic and organic products and foods have recently become the craze in our society, I have believed that there are benefits to living consciously and being aware of the...

I remember when my first son was born, I kept track of all his firsts, his first smile, first words, the first time he walked, and all the milestones. With...

I’d like to introduce myself to the community. My name is Nick Myers and I have a PhD in Human Sexuality Education. I’ve been writing for the Health Union family...

What the…!!! How can I be in remission with ridiculous bone pain?!! What now is happening in my life?! This isn’t my normal rant, but I have to tell you...

Celebrating life’s milestones is part of our DNA. When walking down the card aisle in any drug store, the variety of cards displayed remind us of the important occasions we...

Recently a friend asked me what she should look for in choosing an oncologist. She had a positive biopsy and would need cancer treatment. I began to think about the...

When I do my monthly lab work, I must go to my doctor’s office and they draw blood from my port. The veins in my right arm no longer work...

My brother and I are only 13 months apart. My mother says it was a bit like having twins, but with one a being a bit more advanced. I think...

I’m one in a million. Well…not exactly “one in a million.”  I have polycythemia vera (PV) which is considered a rare cancer.  According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders...

Daniel Malito is an advocate on two of Health Union’s communities: RheumatoidArthritis.net and Blood-Cancer.com. I had the opportunity to interview him for the Health Union podcast, Living With. We spoke...

I sometimes think of how Leuk has changed my life. He’s certainly made me appreciate it more. Time spent as a husband, father, and grandfather has become way more important...

When we think about fatigue and cancer, we often think about the physical and emotional toll cancer takes on the person diagnosed. Yet fatigue can also drastically affect the day-to-day...

I must start off by assuring the reader that when I say humor has healing powers, I do not suggest that humor can heal or cure a body from cancer...

In my thirty-some-odd years of medical adventures, I have met more than my share of characters. Any of you who have spent time in the hospital knows that nurses, doctors...

If you have had two kinds of cancer, you get to worry about two sets of signs that could be something bad. In the part of my mind that worries...

Having cancer taught me so many things about myself and caused me to feel emotions that I didn’t even know were possible. Obviously, there were many negative sides of being...