New Resolutions for 2023...What are some changes or improvements that you are fostering for the new year? For me: Calmness and get more toned. Cheers!...reactions18repliesTips & AdviceCoping
You Are What You Eat...Warning … the above is not some cute slogan. And if you have experienced a blood cancer journey or any cancer journey...reactions18comments
Resources for Veterans, LGBTQ+ People, and Other Special Groups...Coping with a chronic health condition can be challenging for you, your family, and your caregivers. You rely on your healthcare team...
People Can Say the Craziest Things!...What has been the craziest thing said to you, while going through treatment?...reactions22repliesAwareness
On My Birthday, Missing My Dog...If you have the good luck, as I do, to have had a happy childhood, your memories on your original birthday are...reactions10comments
What has been the most memorable part of 2022?...As the year comes to an end, what has been the most memorable part of 2022?...reactions6repliesCoping
"Let's Roll": What the Heroes of 9/11 can Teach Us About Facing Blood Cancer...The morning of 9/11/01 was a doubly surreal experience for me. I was waiting for an appointment with my doctor at M...reactions5comments
Not a Caregiver but......Before I could get a stem cell transplant at UVA, my partner had to sign a waiver saying she would be my...reactions11comments
Spouse...My husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 2 years ago. In the last month, he has taken a turn for the worse...reactions2comments
The Show Must Go On...One of the silver linings that has come out of having blood cancer is learning how to integrate myself into acting again...reactions12comments
Catastrophizing - Big Word, Big Stress...Catastrophizing. Oh boy, that’s a big word. A big, scary, word. Of course, as blood cancer patients we should probably be used...reactions17comments
Do Not Give Up...I was diagnosed in 2014 with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and have been on different meds and infusions. I am currently on Brukinsa and...reactionscomments
Not 1 but 2...My wife was told she has blood cancer 6 months ago so our journey begins. She's 59 and scared to death she...reactions1comment
Lost in the System...The basic premise of this story is simple I was fighting something but what? I didn’t have symptoms close enough together, we...reactions2comments
Finding Support in Tough Times...Find your "support system." One of the most common terms we will hear and use while on this blood cancer journey and...reactions32comments
How to Talk to a Blood Cancer Patient...Recently, I was thinking about the question: How should a person speak to someone living with a blood cancer? The only answer...reactions11comments
How to Stop Worrying...September was a very difficult month for me. It is the anniversary of my devastating news of a cancer diagnosis as well...reactions4comments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?...Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactions1comment
Game Comparisons...What popular games would be a perfect description of your blood cancer journey? I would have to say Chutes and Ladders would...reactions22replies
I'm Still Here...I know it’s been a while. And a lot has happened. My daughter is now 9 and a half months old. We...reactions6comments
