Hello Goodbye Stem Cells...When diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011, I, like so many newly diagnosed patients, had never heard of this blood cancer. Also...reactions7comments
Is It Preparation or Paranoia?...Having spent more than a year trying to convince my former primary care doctor that something was wrong, I have experienced wrongly...reactions22comments
Cancer Exposes You - Like It Or Not...Embarrassment. Humiliation. Exposure. Fears that many of us human beings dread more than almost all others. Being embarrassed in front of a...reactions12comments
Housing Help...I've had to move numerous times since my diagnosis. I have been privileged to live with 2 different friends during my recent...reactions4repliesCopingCost
Insight From The Other Side of Illness: Knowing How To Be Helpful...A benefit of having had blood cancer, or any serious or life-threatening illness, dawned on me recently. It comes from having been...reactions5comments
Putting On My Kicks and Armor...I feel like life challenges indeed help build a person’s character - either you're all in, or not, as part of these...reactions7comments
5 Things Puppies Can Remind Us About Living with Blood Cancer...There is no doubt that dogs can be a big help to a blood cancer patient. They provide comfort and joy. They...reactions12comments
I Met A Virtual Cancer Support Friend!...I met Morgan!!! I met a virtual cancer support friend in real life! It was so AMAZING!!! We met in a support...reactions5comments
You Can't Wait...While doing a bit of channel surfing, I happened on one of the many talent-discovery shows that have become popular over the...reactions18comments
A Friend Of A Friend...Today, as I was thinking about my last week of teaching, I remembered a teacher who had retired before me. She had...reactions15comments
Painting Flowers With Blood Cancer...Last year, as a perk for being a contributor to Blood-Cancer.com, I signed up for an event called Pause & Paint. The...reactions20comments
Anyone Have Suggestions That Don’t Require Chemo?...Hi everyone, My name is Shawn and I am 54 years old and recently diagnosed with multiple issues, but on here for...reactions7repliesTreatment
Handling Anxiety and Cancer...There are no easy fixes when it comes to how to feel with blood cancer. What have been some of your coping...reactions41repliesCopingDepressionAwareness
Treatment Costs Help...Hey there! Looking for some help. One of my friends was diagnosed with cancer recently. His long-term disability insurance claim was denied...reactions2repliesCost
Family, Forgiveness, and Other F-Words - When Cancer Causes Family Strife...Family. Forgiveness. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Well, you get the idea. Today we are going to talk about all three because nothing reveals the people...reactions16comments
Cancer x 5...I have suffered and survived, breast cancer, a double mastectomy. Ten years later, large B cell Lymphoma, another ten years passed. Once...reactions3comments
ET and Anemia...I just heard on an MPN Facebook live program that rarely does a person with ET have anemia. If they do it...reactions9repliesMPN
Choose Your Style to Shine...Dr. La Verne Wimberly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently experienced a brief period of international fame. Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Wimberly wore a different outfit...reactions13comments
Light the Night ...Has anyone attended a Light the Night event?? I so want to go to one but there isn't one in my area...reactions9repliesCopingLymphoma
The Gossip Game: When Well-Meaning Words Go Wrong...I thought it was a strange way to greet someone. "Did your mother die?" a church acquaintance asked. "No," I replied. "She...reactions9comments
