Multiple Myeloma and Side Effects: Where Do I Go From Here?...Started Multiple Myeloma treatment late 2018, and in remission since early 2019. You would think I should be relieved and able to...reactions6comments
Shingles, Pain, and Blood Cancer...The other day, I was walking down the street, choking back tears, stopping and starting and stopping again. I was trying to...reactions1comment
How I Practiced Self Care During My Blood Cancer Treatment...Through self-care, we pay attention to our needs, strengthen ourselves, and build resilience. A study by Yale University in 2011 reported that...reactions1comment
No Regrets Over Blood Cancer...As a blood cancer survivor, I have often asked myself if the many things I did in my youth led to my blood...reactions5comments
Cancer and COVID - Shame, Shame, Shame!...Well, it finally occurred. Despite everything – all the masking, all the cancellations, all the avoiding gatherings, all the admittedly annoying precautions...reactions11comments
The Emotional and Mental Impact of COVID-19...The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives in 2020. However, recent evidence shows it may have effects beyond the inconveniences and interruptions...reactions4comments
My Emotional Survival Kit...A blood cancer diagnosis, along with the many available treatment options, can dump a bucket full of stress and more in your...reactions17comments
Bidding a Not-so-Fond Farewell to Prednisone...If you saw me walking years ago, when I was on 40 milligrams of prednisone, you might have thought I was drunk...reactions9comments
Hitting 60 While Coping With Blood Cancer...My heart feels like it’s going to beat out of my chest, as sweat drips into my eyes. My breath is laboring...reactions33comments
Motivational Goals- Mud Girl...After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma over a decade ago, I have to say I’ve definitely been pushed to step out of...reactions4comments
Glenis Redmond...I was diagnosed as stage 3 Multiple Myeloma in July 2019. I had a Stem Cell Transplant in the Winter of 2020...
The Financial Cost of Cancer and How To Deal With It...The cost of blood cancer. We have gone through endless posts here talking about the emotional, physical, and social cost of cancer...reactions7comments
Family Times With Blood Cancer...It’s hard to consider thoughts of enjoying some portion of life in this new phase as a blood cancer survivor. The word...reactionscomments
Pamela Won't Let PV Define Her...I first met Pamela, age 64, when we worked together starting about 30 years ago. Long after we had both moved on...reactions3comments
JAK2 Mutation in Me...My bone marrow-blood cancer called primary myelofibrosis (MF) started on a festive Cinco de Mayo, 2015. It was a normal work day...reactions4comments
Am I Still Safe?...I have my next check-up in 2 weeks. Later than it should have been, really, but there wasn’t a time slot that...reactionscomments
What is Myelofibrosis?...Myelofibrosis is one of several types of blood cancer called “myeloproliferative neoplasms,” or MPN. The common factor in these diseases is that...reactions3comments
Conversations With Myself About Relapsing ... Or Not...It’s a good thing I live by myself, because I sure do talk to myself a lot. Or do I talk to...reactions2comments
Cancer- Not Once, but Twice...In March of 2013 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but not just one but two types of cancer- Follicular and Papillary...reactions4comments
Kathleen Hawkins...I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma 3/18. My primary physician noticed that my blood work was out of order. We were checking...reactionscomments
