Living with Multiple Myeloma...In 2016, started having some health issues. After numerous tests, including a fat pad biopsy, a kidney biopsy, and a bone marrow...reactions1comment
Journey from 2016...The year I was diagnosed with AML. Scared to death. The chemo turned water into rust and the metal smell came out...reactionscomments
Life with Blood Cancer: Results of the 2022 Blood Cancer In America Survey...Blood cancer is a general term that encompasses many different kinds of cancer. Blood cancers are cancers that affect the cells in...reactions3comments
Living With Blood Cancer as a Chronic, Ever- Present Condition...A blood cancer diagnosis has a ripple effect throughout our lives. It is a start of a long journey that can be...reactions12comments
Feeling Different This Year...Well another year has gone by. Another year older. (It was my birthday recently). How the hell has that happened?! And I’ve...reactions3comments
Emotional Support...I have 8 cats and they are such wonderful company for me. I know that they are a lot of work which...reactions1comment
ALL...After the blood test at the ER, I was told I had blasts!! I asked, "What's that?" They said I have leukemia...reactions6comments
MDS...I was diagnosed 4 yrs ago and just had my first blood transfusion a month ago Now they want to give me...reactions8repliesAwareness
Make It a Goal...It's 2023 and it’s going to be a better year. If you’re reading this, you probably have blood cancer. That doesn’t mean...reactions10comments
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
