Let's Talk About SexLet’s talk about sex. It is a taboo topic, but many cancer patients and survivors experience issues with their sex life before...reactions2comments
I Don't Want to Know My NumbersI recently got an email from another follicular lymphoma patient. That happens a lot. I’ve kept a blog about FL for over...reactions4comments
Sharing Cancer on My Work Social MediaI was recently featured in the first article of a series in the online version of a UK paper. To begin with...reactions5comments
When Insurance Coverage Dictates Cancer TherapyFinancial distress or financial toxicity is a term used to describe the financial problems experienced by cancer patients because of the out...reactionscomments
Scribbles Shine Light on Year After TransplantYou might think your junk drawer is full of, well, junk, but its contents can actually be worth a lot. It was...reactions3comments
Funny Thing Happened At...I had the honor of attending the Janssen-sponsored 2019 HealtheVoices conference, which is the all that be of the advocacy conferences with...reactions5comments
Financial Planning for Cancer PatientsA cancer patient must be focused on healing and fighting their disease. However, due to spiraling medical expenses, especially drug costs, many...reactions1comment
Exercise Gives Structure to Hospital StayBack when I was running a lot, I often vowed to work on my neglected upper body strength. That meant recommitting myself...reactions4comments
Speaking Up About My CancerI’m not going to lie. I really enjoy talking about myself. I think it’s partly middle child syndrome and partly being human and inherently...reactions3comments
QuietusI once heard of a man who had cancer and was given only a short time to live. His family didn’t talk...reactions8comments
Chemo Bags: My Way of Giving BackBefore every chemotherapy appointment, I packed a tote bag full of things that I found comforting or useful. Once I finished chemo...reactions2comments
Just Another Long Term Side Effect: HypothyroidismChemo: The gift that keeps on giving, am I right?! The “new normal” we experience with cancer is not just learning how...reactions1comment
Setting a GoalMy mother died from lung cancer, my daughter got Hodgkin lymphoma at 25, and I too am a cancer patient. I have...reactionscomments
Multiple Transplants, Many ReactionsWhen people hear that I had four bone marrow transplants, their reactions fall into three categories summarized like so: To back up...reactions1comment
A 2 Week Treatment Break...FinallyA two-week break from treatment has started!!! Which is beyond amazing. I've needed this. The exhaustion has been beyond bearable. I have been...reactions2comments
Finding My New NicheIf you would have asked me to tell you about myself a few years ago, I would have probably started with my...reactions7comments
A Persistent Cold and Fatigue Sets InWell, it hasn’t been a great couple of weeks. After I wrote the post about still feeling good on a double dose...reactions6comments
Beach Grass: This Community's Strong RootsAll my life I’ve been an introvert and a loner. Even in high school I didn’t belong to any clicks. I wasn’t...reactions4comments
It Takes a Lot of Work to Ward Off Evil SpiritsOn Jan. 31st, 2009, I had my fourth bone marrow transplant. Do the easy math, and you’ll see that Jan 31st, 2019...reactions1comment
My Emotional Port RemovalAlmost every single procedure or event related to my cancer experience was set to be emotional but this one was different. These...reactions9comments
