"Let's Roll": What the Heroes of 9/11 can Teach Us About Facing Blood Cancer...The morning of 9/11/01 was a doubly surreal experience for me. I was waiting for an appointment with my doctor at M...reactions5comments
Not a Caregiver but......Before I could get a stem cell transplant at UVA, my partner had to sign a waiver saying she would be my...reactions11comments
Spouse...My husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 2 years ago. In the last month, he has taken a turn for the worse...reactions2comments
Dennis Golden...Having been treated and survived an aggressive form of Prostate Cancer twice since 2013, I made it a mission to reach out...
Leya Elijah...Leya Elijah is a 42-year-old cancer advocate, plus-size model and founder of This Is What A Fighter Looks Like. A charity established...
James Speidel...James was previously an advocate on Blood-Cancer.com. James was diagnosed with stage 4 chronic lymphocytic leukemia over Easter weekend of 2017 at...
Nick Myers, PhD...Nick Myers, "Dr. Nick," is currently a Medical Care Coordinator (MCM). He received his B.A. in Psychology from Old Dominion University, his...
Hong Donaldson...Hong was previously an advocate for Blood-Cancer.com. My name is Hong Donaldson, a proud mother to three beautiful and kind young adults...
Ronni Gordon...Ronni Gordon is a Western Massachusetts-based freelance writer and former newspaper reporter writing about many of the same topics she covered in...
Katelynn Bauer...Katelynn Bauer is a blood cancer survivor who battled the disease off and on for 5 years before finally beating it at...
It Was Always About Love, Anyway: Remembering Cherie Rineker...We are deeply saddened to share that blood cancer advocate, Cherie Rineker, passed away on October 23, 2019. Cherie tirelessly advocated for...reactions1comment
Mya Bees Journey...My daughter Mya was diagnosed with AML M6 back in 2017 at the age of 2 1/2 yrs old. We had no...reactions13comments
Catastrophizing - Big Word, Big Stress...Catastrophizing. Oh boy, that’s a big word. A big, scary, word. Of course, as blood cancer patients we should probably be used...reactions17comments
Do Not Give Up...I was diagnosed in 2014 with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and have been on different meds and infusions. I am currently on Brukinsa and...reactionscomments
Not 1 but 2...My wife was told she has blood cancer 6 months ago so our journey begins. She's 59 and scared to death she...reactions1comment
Lost in the System...The basic premise of this story is simple I was fighting something but what? I didn’t have symptoms close enough together, we...reactions2comments
How to Stop Worrying...September was a very difficult month for me. It is the anniversary of my devastating news of a cancer diagnosis as well...reactions4comments
TK Sellman...TK was previously a health leader on Blood-Cancer.com. TK Sellman, RPSGT CCSH is a career journalist (Columbia Chicago, ’90). She was diagnosed...
How to Talk to a Blood Cancer Patient...Recently, I was thinking about the question: How should a person speak to someone living with a blood cancer? The only answer...reactions11comments
Medical PTSD: Nina Simone, You Do Know How I Feel (Part 2)...I sometimes relive the moments in which I was told about CLL and the fabled colon cancer. I even have the occasional...reactions15comments
