CML...Hi, I was diagnosed with CML December of 23! What a shock it was when my doctor told me! Never thought I...reactionscomments
Diagnosed with CMML and Sent to a Rheumatologist...I was diagnosed with CMML 6 mo. Ago. I was feeling OK till about 4 to 6 weeks ago, when I started...reactions1comment
Trusting Your Care Team: A Blood Cancer Patient's Frustration...My worst fear is trusting doctors and care team. I wasn't scheduled to see my oncologist this month, and from the looks...reactionscomments
Insights from Our Community Polls...In a series of recent polls, our community has spoken up, revealing that pain, the term "good cancer," communication with doctors, and...reactionscomments
You Don't Drink? 10 Years Since I Stopped Drinking...10 years ago today, without knowing it, I went to the last party I would go to where I drank. Alcohol had...reactions2comments
Throwing Caution to the Wind...One of the challenges for a multiple myeloma patient (or any blood cancer for that matter) is the giant question mark that...reactions12comments
My Message of Hope...This year, I had a slightly different attitude towards blood cancer awareness month, specifically CML Awareness Day (September 22), and decided to...reactionscomments
Your Advice For Others: Building A Strong Support System...In the face of blood cancer, building a strong support system can make a world of difference. This compilation features advice shared...reactionscomments
Traveling with Chronic Pain...I actually started writing this article prior to our last pre-winter trip to the beach over Veteran’s day weekend. What I experienced...reactions12comments
What To Do When Everyone has an Opinion...Part of the title of the Academy Award-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made me think of a fact of life:...reactionscomments
Understanding Non-Compliance: My Journey with Blood Cancer...Dealing with blood cancer is challenging enough without facing misunderstandings and misjudgments. Here’s my story of being perceived as non-compliant to treatment...reactions2comments
Broken By Blood Cancer...Somewhere along the line, everyone comes face to face with overwhelming obstacles in their lives, along with full-blown life crises. It could...reactionscomments
Coping with Cancer During the Holidays...I can remember wondering how I would ever manage to celebrate the holidays while experiencing the debilitating fatigue during chemotherapy. My last...reactions2comments
Myeloma, Like a Minnesota Winter...On the drive to my son's school this morning, we saw the sheriff go by, lights blazing and sirens blaring. The roads...reactions7comments
Is It Myeloma?...Like so many of us, when I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had never heard of it. It was a complete...reactions4comments
Me and My Port...When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I had never heard of it. On top of that, cancer wasn’t something...reactions13comments
Silent Voices of Blood Cancer...When I meet with fellow blood cancer patients, the conversation often turns to the many physical trials and challenges we can face...reactionscomments
Legacy...Over the years, Blood-Cancer.com has lost powerful voices in the blood cancer community. Hear the stories of those advocates who are no...
Dealing With the Inevitable Unpredictability Of Cancer...I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what comes next. It’s a pretty big subject when you live with a blood cancer...reactionscomments
After Treatment Ends, Dealing with Unexpected Challenges...When I came home from the hospital after having my first child through Caesarean section, my mother had set her usual beautiful...reactions3comments
