The Surprise Story...3.5 years ago I went for a check ✔️ up... thought my thyroid was acting up again...I'm hypo... since childhood....and Dr. Sent me for more tests..a PET scan ..and other...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Does anyone else have malts lymphoma?...I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma gastric malts about 4 weeks ago. I live in Ohio. Wonder if anyone else has malts lymphoma? God bless....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
CLC...My leukemia was discovered as I was ending treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. That was 2006. So I don’t really know how long I have had leukemia. I am not...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cancer, Fatigue, and Guilt and That One Co-Worker...I have a confession. Yesterday, I woke up at 10:45 am. Then I woke up again an hour later. Then I also woke up again at 12:15 pm. That’s what...Reactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Food Memes...Many people reflect on food for various things other than survival; but what about the emotional? Can you think of a food that describes how you feel when you're having...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCopingDepression
Sometimes All You Can Do is Laugh...Everything happens for a reasonEven if you don’t know whySometimes all you can do is laughOtherwise, you’d cry... Last year I wrote a song called Sometimes All You Can...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Caterpillars and Cancer...Processionary caterpillars are not well-known in the United States but are very well-known to be a significant environmental and defoliation hazard in the forests of southern Europe. A word of caution...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Your Hidden Star...The hotel clock clicked midnight, and I was alone. I felt lost thinking about what life would be like with blood cancer. My friend had offered to accompany me to...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Hope for my Hope!...Today, I am in tears literally! For years I've asked bone marrow transplant (BMT) doctors and nurses if they have ever seen a women who had a bone marrow transplant...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Hope...What brings you hope? What are you hoping for?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesMental Health
Rethinking Stress: How Cancer Changes Perspective...Have you noticed that you handle stress differently since dealing with cancer? It might be an odd question, but do you ever reflect on situations that, in hindsight, weren’t really...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Vacation is Over: My Experience Going Off Treatment...In a previous article, I discussed how my chronic myeloid leukemia specialist decided I should stop treatment temporarily. Late last year, my feet became swollen, discolored, and cold for some...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
Life In-Between...My only experiences with cancer before I was diagnosed were either: 1. People who beat it and 2. People who didn’t beat it. From what I saw, beating it meant...Reactions0reactionsComments28 comments
FeaturedThe In-Between Place...Have you ever felt like you are in-between active blood cancer and remission? How do you deal with life in-between?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
You Can't Study for a Blood Test...Did you ever open an envelope, read its contents, and felt devastated? I was a college junior in 1976 when I received notice that I had not been accepted into...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Ducks In A Row...Is it possible to thoroughly think through the do's and must's in gathering your personal business with cancer? Some of us need a minute even when blood cancer wasn't in...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesWork & EmploymentCopingTips & Advice
Red Flag Care...Sometimes we know what it takes, or we think we do, when it involves walking into unknown territories. Oftentimes it's more than the obvious, it can also take the inner...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Watchful Waiting...Have you, or are you, under "watchful waiting" following your diagnosis? How comfortable are you with this?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesNewly DiagnosedTreatment
Did You Hear the One About the Benefits of Neuropathy?...While on a walk with friends on a cold winter day, with slush underfoot, I had a secret weapon that you wouldn’t normally call a plus in a person’s life:...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Back At It - Doctor's Appointments...A long time again, in July 2017 (wait…was it 2016? Oh geez, the years are blending into one big blob), nonetheless, a few years back I retired/went on disability. While...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments