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...Author’s note: This article is not about clinical depression. That’s a more serious condition so we’ll save it for another post. I’m...

...Cancer has far-reaching and widespread consequences, he said as if people didn’t know this already. I know, I know, people hear cancer...

...For many years, I’ve been a follower of all things British. My favorite author was British. Some of my favorite movies and...

...It wasn’t me who thought of this clever double meaning to a much-beloved word in cancer circles. Instead, it was my high...

...After I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2009, I watched my white blood cell and lymphocyte counts quickly climb. But...

...When I was fourteen, I attended a weekend church retreat with other girls my age. Some of the older kids encouraged us...

...I didn’t really like this phrase to begin with. I didn’t really get it. That’s probably why. But the longer I am...

...Lately a lot of people have been talking about how people treat you when you have blood cancer. Family, friends, at the...

...Hopefully, you’ve read my first article on CAR T-cell therapy or seen something about it on news reports. It’s getting to be...

...Cancer can rob you of the sleep you need to heal. Published research confirms that insomnia affects between half and three-quarters of...

...Often these days, I find myself humming a song of my youth aptly titled “Short People.” In fact, once I start humming...

...I get weirdly jealous of those, who had often gone through horrific treatment, who get the all clear which means an end...

...Research has shown that forgiveness and other forms of emotional and spiritual healing can be powerful. Many of us have experienced a...

...I was relaxing in the sunroom one morning reading when the phone rang. The caller, on that occasion, turned out to be...

...It’s Blood Cancer Awareness Month again. And once again, I have mixed feelings about it. I am pretty aware of my own...

...Depending on the nature of an individual’s chronic condition (including mental health conditions and physical conditions, such as cancer, chronic pain, nervous...