Hurry Up and Wait...One of the very first things I experienced during Army basic training was the phrase hurry up and wait. The drill sergeants were constantly yelling at us to move quickly...reactions5comments
Food For Thought...Food can mean more than just nourishment. It’s a way to share family time, share stories, meet up with friends, and even have fun with it. Making messes while cooking...reactions11comments
How Do I Get The Latest Updates On Blood-Cancer.com?...The internet is ripe with information on blood cancer and other cancers. Unfortunately, sometimes it can get to be a little too much. Perhaps it leaves you feeling like you...reactions4comments
Do You Hear What I Hear?...I was totally unaware. But slowly I began to see that my time in the chemo lounge was passing more quickly and for some reason, the experience did not feel...reactions9comments
A Letter to My CML...Not so Dear CML,You suck. I wish you’d go away and leave me alone. Yours truly, Susan. Only kidding. If you wrote a letter to your blood cancer, what would...reactions7comments
Surviving Cancer Can Be A Shock Too...I’ve never written about this before because, frankly, I didn’t know how to approach it to make sure no one who reads it gets upset. Ha, ha, I know, right?...reactions18comments
How Are You Doing?...The questions you must prepare to be asked the most are "How are you doing?", "How are you feeling?", and "Are you ok?". People especially ask when they first learn...reactions7comments
Cooking Utensils... Does It Matter?...I know in the early days of finding my way with myeloma, I considered changing the pots and pans with healthier components. May I say that was like searching for...reactions9repliesDiet & NutritionMultiple MyelomaTips & Advice
Picture Task...Living with cancer takes on so many responsibilities that sometimes get lost in the wind. Recently, I was intrigued with a program that gave light to how many in this...reactions10comments
Cancer, Pain, And Distracting Yourself...Pain. The “P” word. It goes hand in hand with cancer, and yet so little is done about it until it’s an issue. So today I think we will talk...reactions8comments
What is the most confusing part about living with blood cancer?...Finding out you have blood cancer and living with it is a lot to wrap your head around. There are so many confusing pieces like treatment, finances, family, and even...reactions4repliesCoping
Eye Opener...My name is Tony. I was diagnosed with ET..essential Thrombocythemia in the fall of 2019. I’m now 57. I had a BMB in February of 2020 to check for myelofibrosis...reactions1comment
Easy Ways to Remember Drug Names Earn a Laugh...When two people told me they were very anemic, I thought I could help even though their anemia was not caused by leukemia like mine was. I have a lot...reactions6comments
Community Views: The Most Confusing Part of Living with Blood Cancer...Finding out you have blood cancer is typically a huge shock – and then there are all the emotions that come next. For most people, what follows is a lot...reactions1comment
If I Ran the World...When my oncologist told me that I had myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in 2017, she showed me a chart with my life expectancy as ten years. Recently, I received my new...reactions12comments
Snack addiction...Did anyone have any snack addiction while in active treatment? Mine was peanut butter with banana and chocolate milk 😋 I was heavy on the peanut butter like spoons of...reactions23replies
CANCER and DEPRESSION...I do not know many medical terms, I had cancer. And now I am not 100% good. The treatment went on for a long time, now I am healthy, but...reactions3replies
Battle Scars...Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been living as a survivor for a while, it’s best to prepare yourself for some scarring. Sometimes these scars will be a thing or...reactions13comments
Advice From Our Centenarian Friends...Living to be 100 years old makes one a centenarian (pronounced cen-ten-air-e-an). I have been volunteering for Centenarians of Oklahoma since 2018. Oklahoma honors these folks with a certificate and our...reactions11comments
Double Blood Cancer...I never thought of myself as an over-achiever, but as a cancer patient, I guess I am. I am fighting Multiple Myeloma and Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia. My diagnosis of...reactions5comments
