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...Do you ever feel that, for every bit of progress you make in your blood cancer journey, something comes along to smack you down or push you a few steps...

...The diagnosis of blood cancer can greatly affect your life bringing it to a complete stop. We need to fill our lives with positive thoughts and hope. I have found...

...The port saga is over. It was surgically removed in mid-March and I'm very glad the saga is over. My wife and I met with a vascular surgeon in February...

...“You sure know how to make lemonade,” a friend commented to me the other day. Now, I guarantee she wasn’t talking about the lemonade you drink, as my lemonade-making process...

...COVID-19 has changed the world and it doesn’t look like it’s changing back anytime soon. There are many precautions in place to protect us, but we also have to be...

...May is National Cancer Research Month Christa McAuliffe said, "I touch the future; I teach." I have always loved that. Looking at a young person, knowing that most likely they...

...Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about and thinking a lot about communication, or lack thereof. It can be so hard for us as humans to talk to one another...

...If you saw a person who looked like they had gained weight, would you say, “You look so fat”? Let’s hope you wouldn’t. So why do some people think it’s...

...I have been going through a difficult patch in my blood cancer journey for the past several months. After nearly a year of not seeing my oncologist/hematologist, I recently had...

...Content Warning:This article includes information related to mental and emotional distress and may be upsetting to some people. If you or someone you know is in danger, please call 9-1-1...

...When I was first diagnosed with blood cancer, I didn’t know about side effects like brain fog and memory loss. I also didn’t realize that it would become much harder...

...The things we do for love: I have an old friend who was feeling very anxious, so I got her Prozac. She had arthritis pain, so I got her gabapentin...

...Having lived with several types of cancer it is not unusual for people to ask how I cope with it. These days I get many questions from newly diagnosed folks as well as...

...The challenge of being a blood cancer survivor, in remission, and dealing with the cancer diagnosis of my husband undergoing treatment for lung cancer can certainly present numerous challenges. It...

...I've lost some very special people in my life, and those that I hold the strongest memories of are my mother, and my best friends, Rosetta and Merlyn. I’m so...