The Importance of Good Communications By Doctors...A good relationship with your doctor can make a difference in the treatment of your blood cancer. Good communications with your doctor...reactionscomments
Facing Myelofibrosis: Can I Get a Light..."Can I get a light, please?" was all I could say. My heart was pounding out of my chest from anxiety and...reactionscomments
My Cancer Journey...At the end of 2022, my sister was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I made the comment that sisters never battle alone and...reactions1comment
Chronic Lymphoma Leukemia (the second cancer)...I was told my whole adult life I had dense breasts. I really didn’t have a chest before kids. I breastfed both...reactionscomments
Exercise: Yes We Can!...As blood cancer patients, we have all been told that exercise is good for us. We have all been advised that daily...reactionscomments
Change and More Stress Are Coming...Today has also been really hard for a variety of reasons. My toddler has needed a lot of attention and focus after...reactionscomments
Preventive Medicine and Multiple Myeloma Advocacy...I had the pleasure of attending this year’s ACPM (American College of Preventive Medicine) conference in Washington DC. In a nutshell, ACPM’s...reactionscomments
The Life Lessons of Living with Leukemia...The song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is running through my head today. What do I want? A life free...reactions1comment
Sleep Would Be Nice...When I had blood cancer, I had a whole bunch of symptoms. One of them happened to be insomnia. I was in...reactions18comments
Symptoms - Swollen Lymph Nodes...A common sign of blood cancer is swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy). Swollen lymph nodes can feel like hard lumps under your skin...
When the Caregiver Has Blood Cancer...When I retired from teaching in 2017, I wasn't feeling well and was in the process of having several medical tests run...reactions2comments
Paula Rosado...Paula has been a Chronic Mylogenous Leukemia patient since 2012. She has navigated her way through trials of daily oral chemotherapy and...
Appreciating, and Missing, My Blood Cancer Sister...I used to say that my blood-cancer-sister Patricia Jempty, who called herself PJ, was my doppelganger, or double. I think that’s what...reactionscomments
Isolation and Blood Cancer...In the book of Genesis 2:18, we find a quote saying, “It is not good that man should be alone.” A few centuries ...reactions4comments
The "Good" Cancer...I have heard some people say non-Hodgkins follicular lymphoma (FL), is the “good” kind of cancer. I mean yes and no. I...reactions2comments
The Journey of Uncertainty...Learning you have cancer is just the first step, muddling through what follows is often a mind-blowing journey of uncertainty. By age...reactions7comments
My Quest to Find My Pre-Leukemia Self...As a writer, some of my best ideas and thoughts arrive at unexpected times. Such was the case today when I was...reactionscomments
Multiple Mets and No Primary...December 21, 2017 is a day that I'll never forget. It's the day my life changed forever with a phone call and...reactions10comments
My Support System...I’m very lucky in that I have an amazing support system. It’s something that was very apparent from the moment I was...reactionscomments
Saying "No" To Your Doctors & The White Coat Effect...Nobody’s nerfect. You’ve all heard the saying before but just in case you haven’t, the point is that no one in this...reactions31comments
