Happy Birthday Blood-Cancer.com...I heard that Blood-Cancer.com is celebrating its fifth birthday on May 3 and I definitely should mark that milestone on my calendar!...reactions17comments
Cancer Research Month...May is Cancer Research Month. As we all know, research is necessary. It is one of the only ways the medical system...reactions6comments
New Fur Baby Bear!...I wanted to introduce the blood cancer tribe to a new addition to my household! My new fur baby Bear!!! Who doesn't...reactions6comments
Surviving Blood Cancer: Lessons from a TV Show...Recently I came across a TV series called I Survived. The show is about people who have made it out of harrowing...reactions11comments
FAILURE OF INITIAL TKI IN TREATING CML...Hello, What symptoms will one experience if their TKI(s) begin to or have failed? Will they be the same as before diagnosis?...reactions1replyDiagnosis
Hodgkin’s lymphoma...Does anybody have this disease and what are their symptoms?...reactions2repliesCoping
Can Mindset Change Our Outcomes?...For most of my adult life, I have played with the concept that mindset is everything, and that our outcomes can be...reactions15comments
FeaturedChanneling...What is some of your go-to's when channeling positive energy with everything going on with your health? For me: Laughter, Limiting Social...reactions12repliesCopingTips & Advice
Health...Polycythemia, Jak2, Thromboembolism, Heart failure on the right side. Fibromyalgia, and Two arthritis. Erythrocytosis and I live with pain every day. I...reactions1replyFatigueAwarenessDiet & Nutrition
Learning, and Forgetting, Lessons About Pacing Myself...When I got home after my stem cell transplants, as soon as I felt a little better, I’d cautiously move around. First...reactions9comments
What else do I have beside blood-cancer..Polycythemia vera, Hemochromatosis, PFO Stage III, with highly mobile aneurysm, Bels Palsy, Lichen Planus, Hypoglycemia. Hematologist......Going thru anxiety, depression and major fatigue. Does anyone have similar ???...reactions3repliesNewly DiagnosedDiagnosisFatigue
SECOND BMB...Hello, Some of my lab results are showing an adverse trend. My doc wants me to have a second BMB to rule...reactions14replies
Living With Lucy Part 4...Now I need to tell you that Lucy is still mean. Yes, the targeted therapy helps, and I feel good. But my...reactions3comments
Living with Lucy Part 3...Let’s talk about blood donations for a minute. First, thank you if you have ever donated blood and to those of you...reactionscomments
Living with Lucy Part 2...That visit was soon followed by a hematologist/oncologist consultation because he specialized in dealing with folks who live with Lucy or one...reactionscomments
Living with Lucy Part 1...By Linda Gainey Smock Lucy is a mean girl. Oh, I know, not all girls named Lucy are mean. In fact, I...reactionscomments
Cancer Takes and Takes and Takes... Everything...I often think about weird things when I am drifting off instead of working. Things like “How does Superman shave?” and “Do...reactions22comments
MPN Diagnosis...I was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera by my general practitioner, essential thrombocythemia by my hematologist and Myeloproliferative disorder by my oncologist take...reactionscomments
Surviving Multiple Myeloma Since 1992...When diagnosed with stage 3 myeloma in 1992, an oncologist gave him 3 years to live. Jim asked more questions that led to...reactionscomments
