“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...reactions7comments
Surviving an Incurable Blood Cancer...Being a lymphoma survivor means that you have lived through something very challenging. There is no doubt that cancer is one of...reactions9comments
Over Cape Cod Weekend, Wanting To Do Everything...My sister and brother-in-law were away and had kindly offered me their Wellfleet, Cape Cod, vacation house for a week in July...reactions3comments
Blood Cancer Awareness Month...What do you do for the month of September, or do you do anything? It's already a gloomy month with remnants of...reactions7repliesAwarenessCopingTips & Advice
Finding Your Voice...Reading comments on Blood-Cancer.com and other sites for people like me with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), I definitely see a pattern. The...reactions20comments
Keeping House with Cancer...Do you remember the 1960s television show Bewitched? Have you ever looked around a messy room and wished that you could imitate...reactions16comments
Survivors Bell...A bell chimes after your run with cancer is over? GET OUT!! I’ve only heard about this so-called tradition after one year...reactions41comments
What blood cancer symptom/side effect would you say is the worst?...Bone pain, fatigue, neuropathy, brain fog, other? Share with us and tell us what helps you manage them....reactions35repliesSide Effects
"But You Don't Look Sick"...Have you heard these words before? Because you can't see blood cancer, many people assume that you aren't sick. What would you...reactions15repliesCoping
Thrusting Goodwill (aka Unsolicited Advice)...More and more lately I’ve seen talk about unsolicited advice. It seems that people just can’t seem to keep their opinions about...reactions21comments
So Sure My Orthopedic Surgeon Was Wrong!...I had severe arthritis in both knees and needed knee replacement but my Orthopedic surgeon was concerned about the bruises on my...reactions8comments
After Hodgkin Lymphoma, Tennis Player Wins Just by Being There...The sinking feeling you get when a well-known person dies of “your disease” has an opposite: The boost when someone overcomes it...reactions3comments
FeaturedHow do you spread awareness about blood cancer?...September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. How do you spread awareness about blood cancer during this month and beyond?...reactions9repliesAwareness
Have I, have I not...I have petechiae, fatigue, slight thrombocytopenia, headaches, joint pain, night sweats, sore throats, abdominal pain. Waiting results on fbc and crp. My...reactions5repliesDiagnosisAwareness
Leaping A High Mental Hurdle...A few months ago, I was talking with my nephew on the phone about his recent bicycling adventures. Riding is big in...reactions7comments
Not Knowing What To Say...The lives we live are very routine. For most of us, we wake up, go to work, come home, and go to...reactions12comments
Married to Myeloma (A Poem)...Several years ago, I was single but still hopeful that I would find a life partner and possibly even get married again...reactions21comments
Forgiveness...One of the biggest letdowns through treatment was the toxicity of friends who let me down. After treatment, I had enough of...reactions8comments
Just Relax...I was talking to a cancer agency social worker when she said, “So, what do you do to relax?” I ran through...reactions18comments
