Yoga... And Then SomeTo categorize this next blog, it’d be under the "health & wellness category" (stay with me) and I give writing inspiration credit...reactions1comment
An Unexpected HospitalizationAfter ten months of a “watch and wait” approach for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, I was faced with enlarging lymph nodes, which were threatening...reactionscomments
Reaching Equilibrium with Your CancerLike most of us, the date I was diagnosed with cancer is etched in my memory. May 2, 2011. In terms of...reactionscomments
Telling the Children Requires a Certain State of MindA brochure called “What Do I Tell the Children?” caught my eye at Dana-Farber’s Blum Patient and Family Resource Center when I...reactions4comments
Role Reversal: After My Cancer, Becoming a CaregiverLast fall, I found myself as both a cancer survivor of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and caregiver. My husband became critically ill and was...reactionscomments
MGUS and the Multiple Myeloma ConnectionMonoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a medical condition characterized by increased levels of M protein in the blood. M (monoclonal)...reactions10comments
Dating After CancerI think we can all agree that dating can be tough, but dating after cancer is on a completely different level. Going...reactionscomments
Fertility, Fatigue, and Figuring Out the Right Treatment RegimenAfter graduating from Edinburgh and leaving consultant number 1 behind (very happily!), I came under the care of consultant number 2 in...reactionscomments
Deciding if a Support Group is Right for YouCancer patients often experience significant distress and can have a reduced quality of life. Cancer support groups involve the provision of emotional...reactionscomments
After Transplant, Missing, Then Savoring, StrawberriesStrawberry season in Massachusetts – late June to early July – makes me think of the times after transplant when I couldn’t...reactions2comments
Not Always a Placebo! Types of Clinical TrialsWhen many people think of clinical trials, they may think of testing a new experimental drug or taking a placebo pill. But...reactionscomments
Happiness...That Fickle Thing of MineHappiness. That thing that we crave and look for. It’s there and then in a heartbeat, it’s gone. I often ‘lose my...reactionscomments
Waldenstrom MacroglobulinemiaA type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is when the cancer cells in the lymphocytes—immune system cells that help the...reactionscomments
Differences in Blood Cancer ExperienceIn our 2018 Blood Cancer In America survey, over 2,500 people impacted by blood cancer shared their experiences about diagnosis, treatment, and...reactions1comment
Managing My Compromised Immune SystemCancer patients may be susceptible to infections from their disease and from the treatment, which can destroy white blood cells (WBC). Our...reactions12comments
Saying No to a Clinical TrialThe first week was spent in hospital – I don’t remember all that much. I remember my drip who I named George...reactionscomments
Surviving SurvivorshipEverything about cancer sucks, we all know that. I wasn’t unusually surprised by how hard cancer treatment was, but I was shocked...reactions1comment
It's OK to Have a Bad DayThe best advice I ever got from another cancer patient was this: It’s OK to have a bad day. As cancer patients...reactions10comments
To Share or Not to Share? Patients Figure it OutHow much do you want to tell about your cancer, and to whom, and in which situations do you want to tell...reactions1comment
Managing Skeletal-Related Events in Multiple Myeloma PatientsMultiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell found in the bone...reactionscomments
