Polycythemia Vera and Turning 60: Celebrating a Milestone I Feared I Would Miss...My heart feels like it’s going to beat out of my chest, as sweat drips into my eyes. My breath is laboring...reactions33comments
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies and how to cope with blood cancer every day...
Amber Lynch...Amber Lynch is currently a Resident Reporter for Myers Park Life Magazine, a Freelance Writer, and a blogger at MagnoliaMusings.blog. Raising three...
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who...
Lost My Mom...Hi my name is Ann and my mom was diagnosed on March 18th, 2024, with acute elderly onset leukemia. They said it...reactionscomments
Why We Zone Out: Coping With Dissociation After Cancer...Google defines dissociation as, “the disconnection or separation of something from something else or the state of being disconnected.” It’s no wonder...reactions14comments
Scary Hairy Cell Leukemia Diagnosis...I was diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) on April 7, 1999. I was living in Las Vegas, NV, and working at...reactionscomments
Patient Insider: Deb's Journey...Ten years ago, when I was 54, I went in for a routine annual physical exam with my primary care provider. We did some lab work, and the results showed that my platelet count, white blood cell count
Navigating the Twists and Turns of My Lymphoma Diagnosis...Diagnosing cancer can be a long and unforgiving journey, and for me, it was lengthier than most. I had a three-month adventure...reactions19comments
Cll...I discover a lump in my throat and went to the hospital, the results came back as CLL. Stage 4 I started...reactionscomments
Snip Snip, Bye-Bye Hair...Bye-bye hair. Well, this is the written word so you don’t necessarily know what I look like. Until 5 days ago, I had really...reactions7comments
The Fog of Cancer...Picture this. Your friend was captured by aliens. They experimented on her, crossing her DNA with the DNA of one of their...reactions1comment
Suggested Gifts for a Cancer Survivor...Gift-giving can be hectic and stressful for many of us and may be more stressful if the intended recipient is a cancer...reactions7comments
Describing The Worst Days With Chronic Pain...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of blood-cancer.com) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Sleep Better, Feel Better!...Don't you hate it when you don't sleep well? The next day, I often feel cranky, have trouble concentrating, and my get-up-and-go...reactions23comments
Travel Anxiety...I didn’t realise I could get anxious, or that travel anxiety would become a part of my life. But it did. And...reactionscomments
What Is Essential Thrombocythemia?...Essential thrombocythemia is a rare blood condition that affects platelets. Platelets are blood cells that control bleeding. Essential thrombocythemia is a type...reactions1comment
Maneuvering the Emotions of Multiple Myeloma...Most people are familiar with the grieving process. It wasn’t until I outlined this article that I could clearly see I have...reactionscomments
