Corn Soufflè Casserole...Here's a recipe that is really yummy! You'll get sweet and salty flavors mixed together to satisfy both sides of the spectrum. This recipe is a creamy casserole and is...reactions6comments
Missing Julia..."I'm living the dream!" my friend Julia would say when asked how she was. I met Julia at church when she and her husband Bob started attending with his mother. Julia...reactions8comments
Journal 📓 or video blogs...Did anyone ever journal or video blog their cancer journey or currently doing this?...reactions5repliesCopingAwarenessLeukemia
What To Ask Blood Cancer Patients...A person you know and maybe even love has received the devastating news that she has blood cancer. In my case, it’s chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or, the lingering kind...reactions11comments
How To Tell Your Employer About Your Cancer Diagnosis...A cancer diagnosis can overwhelm all aspects of your life. We experience different stages of grieving in our attempt to return to normalcy. One area of concern that might need...reactions3comments
Thankful for Another Thanksgiving...I used to tell my third-grade students, "Thanksgiving is not about eating turkey and pumpkin pie. The purpose of Thanksgiving is to give thanks." We Americans think we know everything...reactions10comments
What To Do When You Can't Be There...Unfortunately, a few people in my family have had cancer. Because of this, I always wonder what I can do to make it easier on them. I can’t always be...reactions10comments
Chemo Failure (Part 2)...In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! It had been five years of chronic myeloid leukemia. I started one TKI oral chemotherapy, then a chemo...reactions16comments
Music as the Great Escape (Part 2)...In Part 1, I wrote about how playing in a symphonic band presented challenges for me to overcome in the wake of my chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In overcoming those...reactions11comments
Chemo Failure...I’m a chemo failure. It was 2012 when I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. I soon found out that fighting leukemia is complicated. For me, this disease is always...reactions16comments
Sexual Health After A Bone Marrow Transplant...I have adopted this saying to my own life: H.O.T.! Honest, open, and transparent. I live my life by this saying. It’s important to me that I continue to stay...reactions6comments
Girl With a Ponytail, Gift of Perspective...A runner with a long ponytail gave me a jolt of appreciation for what I was doing: running about four miles before it got hot. It was during an August...reactions1comment
ALL...I was diagnosed with ALL on April 1, 2017. Boy was this a crazy April fools day for me. It was crazy we were having a nice vacation in Maryland...reactions7comments
Me and My Port...When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I had never heard of it. On top of that, cancer wasn’t something that I had experienced in my family. My...reactions12comments
The Man in the Arena: Surviving Multiple Myeloma Since 1992...When diagnosed with stage 3 myeloma in 1992, I decided to fight. 4 stem cell transplants, secondary cancer, many clinical trials, and second opinions later, and I remain active, exercising...reactions14comments
How Much Of The Truth Is Too Much?...I had started my first job since treatment last November. I thought that everything would be fine. I had spent a month back home to recharge and though I was...reactions12comments
9 Months After Chemo Stops...Almost a year to the day of starting R-CHOP chemotherapy, Dennis met with his oncologist to discuss what lies ahead. So far he is in remission with his stage 2...reactions2comments
What's your favorite comfort movie?...I've been watching a lot of movies and tv shows lately to help keep my spirits up. Do you have a comfort movie (a movie that you can go back...reactions21repliesCoping
Bucket List...Are planning bucket lists fitting only for people going through cancer? Or can it be an eye-opener of living in this life span that can be open for everyone? What...reactions15comments
Cancer & "Assistance Guilt" - The Guilt That Comes With Being Helped...Guilt. It’s a feeling we all get from time to time. Maybe you forgot to feed the cats in the morning, or you slacked off instead of doing that work...reactions4comments