Amyloidosis and Smoldering Myeloma...Mine is not a blood cancer, per se, but it’s generated in the same place, the bone marrow. Just like multiple myeloma...reactions1comment
The Wave...I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma on February 21, 2019. As I sat there in the treatment room alone; for my oncologist/hematologist...reactions10comments
Remission with NHL/CLL...Was diagnosed with NHL was clear for 8 years. Felt sick, went ER. They did a CT scan, I had a feeling...reactions1comment
Hoping for Hope...My husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma almost 4 years ago. This diagnosis came roughly two weeks after his 40th birthday, and...reactions9comments
How I Got my (Tennis) Game Back...Despite my best efforts to coax my feet into moving and to make a good contact with the ball, today I played...reactions8comments
Our Team of Advocates Living with Lymphoma...Living with a type of lymphoma? You're in the right place. Our team on Blood-Cancer.com is made up of people living with...reactionscomments
What Cancer Survivor Day Means to Me...A person living with cancer can be considered a cancer survivor. When diagnosed with blood cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, I was...reactions5comments
Being Inquisitive Means Hope...The pressing words stating your body will no longer work the way it used to can scare the Be-Jesus out of many...reactionscomments
A Hermits Life...I'm in my 3rd year of stage 3 CLL. My husband died of lung cancer the year before I was diagnosed. Having...reactions10comments
Living in a Blood Cancer Bomb Cyclone...This winter, here in Massachusetts, we awaited the arrival of a huge blizzard one weekend. Weather forecasts were blaring news of worsening...reactions7comments
Challenge Accepted: Reluctantly Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia...Something happened today at physical therapy that, to be frank, pissed me off. To provide context, about two years ago, I began...reactions11comments
How are Biopsies Used to Diagnose Blood Cancer?...A biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the body for examination under the microscope. Biopsies...
What Blood Tests Are Used to Diagnose Blood Cancer?...There are several blood tests which may be used to diagnose blood cancers. A complete blood count (CBC) is a commonly performed...
How are Bone Marrow Tests Used to Diagnose Blood Cancer?...Two of the tests that are commonly run to determine if a person has blood cancer (and to determine what type of...
What Imaging Tests are Used to Diagnose Blood Cancer?...Imaging tests are a variety of assessments that use medical equipment to create pictures of the body. There are several different imaging...
“You Don’t Look Sick:” Results of the Blood Cancer In America Survey...People rarely realize the true impact a blood cancer diagnosis can bring until it happens to them. From the debilitating fatigue and...reactions8comments
Play!...I just recently saw a TikTok video about a group of friends that were at a beach and decided to play the...reactions12comments
Does Having Blood Cancer Make Us Overly Sensitive?...Does having blood cancer make me overly sensitive to what others say? Please let me know if you feel that way too...reactions14comments
Coping with Late-Stage Blood Cancers...In some cases, after all appropriate and necessary treatments have been tried, the cancer may continue to progress or worsen, and doctors...
Community Views: The Most Confusing Part of Living with Blood Cancer...Finding out you have blood cancer is typically a huge shock – and then there are all the emotions that come next...reactions1comment
