My Experience Being Diagnosed With Blood Cancer...A fellow cancer survivor recently asked me about my cancer experience. She discussed her initial symptoms and was surprised that I had none. My diagnosis was an incidental finding. While...reactions4comments
Neuropathy - A Side Effect of Blood Cancer Treatment...Adopting a graceful attitude, when living with blood cancer like non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a way I am trying to peacefully deal with the many things the disease and the treatments...reactions11comments
About Me...Diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma back in 2003. The first treatment was in 2005. I've had 4 maybe 5 treatments in all. I recently had another CT scan and I have...reactions17comments
Tips for Intentional Decision-making...As 2023 rolls in as a new year to a fresh start; it may feel like there are remnants of 2022 or the past attached. You may wonder how you...reactions8comments
Anacrusis: Picking Oneself Up After A Bad Time...Today I cried in front of my chiropractor. It’s true and I’m only a little bit embarrassed. The past few days I’ve been in a lot of pain because of...reactions20comments
Covid risk and trade offs for blood cancer patients...I haven’t heard much talk in the cancer community about how Covid has made the lives of people with cancer and their families so much more difficult. My husband has...reactions19repliesLymphoma
American Cancer Society Resources...Getting to speak with someone from the American Cancer Society (ACS) is pretty exciting and today I got to do just that. Ampy Rougeau is the Managing Director for the...reactionscomments
The Time I Said a Stupid Thing about Cancer...A cancer survivor should be the last person to say a stupid thing about cancer. Yet a stupid thing about cancer is what I said. The PTSD that many of...reactions4comments
Mindfulness Considerations...As the New Year approached I thought it very beneficial to start again with mindfulness techniques. Mindfulness Mediation simply put is a tool to use to help reduce chronic pain...reactions8repliesCopingTips & Advice
Blood Cancer and Resilience: A Necessary Combination...If I’ve learned anything over the past eight years with chronic myeloid leukemia, it’s that we blood cancer patients are a resilient lot. It’s not as if we have a...reactions3comments
But You Don't Look Sick...Since I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2015, I swear I have heard some of everything! LOL! But the most reoccurring statement I have heard the most in...reactions14comments
Featured[CLOSED] Will you take our In America survey and share the truth about blood cancer?...Blood cancer is not meant to be faced alone. Share your experience with blood cancer in our Blood Cancer In America Survey. By taking this anonymous survey, you can share...reactionsrepliesAwareness
I'm So Tired! What Can I Do?...Do you ever wake up tired? You have chores, errands, and obligations you must perform, but how? "Success is like a vitamin!" my college professor said. As a teacher, I...reactions20comments
Bingeing and the Search for Meaning...I'll admit it. I'm a show binger. And even more scandalous, I'm a binger of shows I've previously watched. In the past few years, it's been Las Vegas, Gunsmoke, Breaking...reactions4comments
Saying "No" To Your Doctors & The White Coat Effect...Nobody’s nerfect. You’ve all heard the saying before but just in case you haven’t, the point is that no one in this world is perfect. We all know it. There...reactions31comments
Living with Myelofibrosis...I was diagnosed with Jak-2 ET in August 2016. I was told that I was high risk and had to start chemotherapy medication immediately. I was told that I had...reactions3comments
The Gift of Self Care...It’s a conundrum. When it comes to a chronic blood cancer diagnosis we try to strike a balance between the symptoms of the disease and the side effects of the...reactions18comments
Fatigue Overload and Others...Most people know or learn to realize that fatigue is very much in the equation when diagnosed with blood cancer. It’s a sore topic that many endure, and some are...reactions24comments
Mental Stability: Health Vs Income...We all go through a lot! Before blood cancer the majority of us had so many things that consumed our minds, most of what I could admit for myself was...reactions13comments
Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma...I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma bone marrow cancer last year in July. I go to chemo twice a week. I'm in remission right now I also suffer from neuropathy...reactions4comments
