Coping Strategies and Lifestyle Changes: Sharing Experiences and Support...This space serves as a supportive community where we can come together to share our experiences, insights, and challenges related to blood...reactions4repliesCopingTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Truth And Blood Cancer...You can do and say pretty much anything you want, but over time, the truth always surfaces. No matter how you look at...reactions7comments
What organizations and services have helped you?...What organizations and services have you used and found you helpful to manage your life with blood cancer?...reactions7repliesTips & Advice
Removal of permanent eyebrows tattoo ...I wondering if my immune system is up to removing ink from eyebrow tattoos? I have CML since 2019 on imatinib daily...reactions1replyTips & Advice
Becoming an Empty Nester With Blood Cancer...Recently, my son graduated from high school. My baby, the youngest of my three children, will leave for college in a few...reactions12comments
Is it time for the outdoors?...Well, here we have it, it's year 3 of the unprecedented COVID pandemic, and people are back to being comfortable out and...reactions10repliesCopingAwareness
The Places You’ll Go...Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places. You’re off and away…Dr. Seuss "Wow! I’m going to New York City...reactions8comments
Watching My Hemoglobin: I Wish I Were a "10" Again!...October 25 is MDS World Awareness Day, an opportunity to commemorate and show support for those living with myelodysplastic syndromes. Bo Derek...reactions3comments
Dealing with Comparisons...How and have you dealt with anyone comparing your blood cancer with something else...perhaps less life-threatening? I recall explaining multiple myeloma, but...reactions17repliesCopingAwarenessMultiple Myeloma
Unexpected Superheroes!...Typically, when someone hears superhero immediately most of the world starts naming Superman, wonder woman, Batman, and so on. My superhero is...reactions11comments
A New Day...I saw the sunrise today. Every time I see this beautiful phenomenon of nature, I think back to when I was first...reactions13comments
What impact have sports or exercise had on your cancer experience?...During your cancer journey, what role did sports/exercise play? Whether it was watching on tv, observing in person, or playing yourself, how...reactions15repliesExercise
How I Got my (Tennis) Game Back...Despite my best efforts to coax my feet into moving and to make a good contact with the ball, today I played...reactions8comments
Do you think prevention of blood cancer is possible?...If you could tell your loved ones something to prevent them from being diagnosed with a blood cancer, what would it be?...reactions4repliesAwarenessFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
What Cancer Survivor Day Means to Me...A person living with cancer can be considered a cancer survivor. When diagnosed with blood cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, I was...reactions5comments
Cancer of the blood ...I was recently diagnosed with MSD leukemia..I start chemo june 6th...reactions2replies
You Are a Survivor!...One of the first terms I heard when I was first diagnosed with blood cancer was about "Survivorship."It doesn't take long before...reactions41comments
Living Well with Cancer...Disclaimer: What follows is just what has worked so well for me that it has taken me from essentially being bed-ridden for...reactions2comments
Why People Treat Those With Cancer Badly...Lately a lot of people have been talking about how people treat you when you have blood cancer. Family, friends, at the...reactions22comments
What about when you are ghosted by the person with Cancer?...I have a newish friendship of 2 months with a man. We just clicked on a natural deeper connection and felt like...reactions3repliesFriends & FamilyCopingDiagnosis
