You Don't Drink? 10 Years Since I Stopped Drinking10 years ago today, without knowing it, I went to the last party I would go to where I drank. Alcohol had...reactions2comments
Why Wasn’t I Chosen for a Clinical Trial?In any clinical trial, participants must meet certain criteria to be eligible to participate. There are two commonly used terms when describing...reactionscomments
Heat, Humidity, No Deterrent for this (Crazy) Tennis PlayerI have been playing a lot of pretty good outdoor tennis. It is crazy to do in the heat. It is not...reactions1comment
Wishing That Remission Meant an End of TreatmentI get weirdly jealous of those, who had often gone through horrific treatment, who get the all clear which means an end...reactions12comments
Simple Things in Life Can Make a DifferenceThe objects that we encounter every day can remind us that the simplest things in life can make a big difference. The...reactionscomments
Working When Chronically Ill: Navigating Workplace AccommodationsDepending on the nature of an individual’s chronic condition (including mental health conditions and physical conditions, such as cancer, chronic pain, nervous...reactionscomments
How Long Do I Have?When I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a friend who is also a pediatric oncologist, warned me not to Google life expectancy. ...reactions5comments
Nice to Meet You, I’m RacheliHi! So nice to meet you. I’m Racheli and I am so excited to be creating content for you! I hope to...reactionscomments
Do You Have a Survivorship Care Plan?Fortunately, the number of cancer survivors are increasing. However, cancer treatments are not without consequence and survivors must deal with the long-term...reactionscomments
When Someone Says the Wrong ThingIt seems like every cancer patient I know can tell the same story. Someone hears that the patient has cancer, and says...reactions3comments
Babies... Will They Ever Be Mine?This is a very emotional subject for me. I can’t think about it too much or I get too upset. The thought...reactionscomments
Teaching Hospitals: The Good and the BadThe benefit of being at a teaching hospital is that you get access to a wealth of knowledge and many opinions. That...reactionscomments
Life After Cancer: The Emotional Fall OutWhen I was diagnosed with leukemia, my self-esteem was not in great condition. I remember specifically thinking to myself “nobody will even...reactions5comments
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
