Setting Realistic Expectations as a CML Patient...One of the most difficult parts of having chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is accepting that the way my life was before, is now a memory. After months, maybe years of...reactions8comments
Infertility and Cancer (Part 2)...What has your experience been with infertility after your cancer treatment? From my own personal experience, I can tell you how it has gone for me, the options I was...reactions5comments
What age were you diagnosed?...What age were you diagnosed with a blood cancer?...reactions118repliesDiagnosis
Divorced Anniversary, A Complicated Day...For stem cell transplant recipients, anniversaries, or transplantaversaries, or re-birthdays, are cause for celebration. For divorced people, a wedding anniversary, or a divorced wedding anniversary, brings mixed feelings. Yesterday was...reactionscomments
A New Kind of Therapy...Ok, imagine this: you’re lying on your back, someone puts a steel bucket over your head then bangs on it with a hammer, over and over in rapid, ear-splitting succession...reactions6comments
How Did You Know?...I get the question a lot, "How did you know you had non-Hodgkin lymphoma?" My answer... I had no idea where my NHL came from, when it started, nor what...reactions4comments
Navigating Diagnosis...I always say that one of the most stressful times through my experience with cancer was leading up to treatment. Navigating a world I knew nothing about as I was...reactions1comment
Cancer Changed Me, Forever or The Battle of the Biologic...Cancer never leaves you. I know, you’re like, “uhh, no duh Dan, why don’t you just tell us the sky is blue.” Well, smartypants, the sky isn’t actually blue, but...reactions15comments
How I Practiced Self Care During My Blood Cancer Treatment...Through self-care, we pay attention to our needs, strengthen ourselves, and build resilience. A study by Yale University in 2011 reported that benefits include improved quality of life, better treatment...reactions1comment
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia...Hello, I'm 18yo man and I'm living in Russian. Sorry for my English, it is really bad. I have acute promyelocytic leukemia since 31may of this year, and I just...reactions2repliesDepressionLeukemia
T cell PLL ...Diagnosed in July of this year with a very rare form of leukemia. I am in the inactive stage, called wait and watch. I am closely monitored with blood work...reactions6repliesCopingDiagnosis
Panda Deville Grabbing The Positivity!...Happy Halloween 🎃! On any other day, my name is Amanda Panda 🐼, but during Halloween, you can call me Panda Deville also known as Carella Deville! Lol! Where are...reactions9comments
Cruise Control...A couple of years ago, I took a road trip with my nephew and my dog, Gracie. We explored Flagstaff, Arizona, the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Moab, and visited...reactions7comments
Possible Risk Factors for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma...Now in remission for Stage II non-Hodgkin lymphoma following treatment, Dennis takes a look at some possible risk factors you might want to consider....reactions5comments
Why People Disappear When You Get Cancer...Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of talk on our site and on our Facebook page about how cancer affects the people around us. Unfortunately, many of the posts tell...reactions25comments
I'm Over Overthinking...I was trying to think about a topic to write about today and realized my brain has been on overdrive lately with overthinking. So let’s open up a discussion about...reactions11comments
My Wingman...Living with cancer. We talk about how to manage it, how to work around it, and how to be happy in spite of it. Recently a friend of mine did...reactions19comments
FeaturedLooking Forward...How do you feel about living with blood cancer looking forward? 65% of our In America Survey respondents said that they will not let blood cancer stop them from making...reactions7repliesCoping
Surprised by a Nightmare About GVHD of the Skin...Blood cancer survivors: Have you ever had a nightmare about relapsing? It wouldn’t be surprising if you did. I have had them for sure. Nightmares and flashbacks can be a...reactions11comments
Mental Health...To say a cancer diagnosis affects your mental health is like saying that the sky is blue. It’s all about the resources and choices you choose to tap into to...reactions3comments