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...Previously, I spoke about my personal reaction to my diagnosis as a cancer patient speaking to another patient or cancer survivor(s). It's very different speaking to another cancer survivor about...

...In Part 1, I talked about how I sometimes had a difficult time working while living with blood cancer. In those early years as a chronic myeloid leukemia patient, I...

...It’s hard to always know exactly what makes you want to call or email a certain friend or family member on any given day. Is it something that reminds you...

...Throughout my 6½ year journey with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), I’ve always worked. When I was first diagnosed, I was working as a reporter at a large daily newspaper. One...

...When I was first treated for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), it helped me to speak to someone who had “been there, done that.” Specifically, in Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s One-to-One Volunteer...

...“This is a life and death decision.” How many times have people around you thrown around that phrase? Probably a lot when it comes time to ponder things like, “Do...

...Fred Rogers once said in an interview, "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say, 'Look for the helpers. You...

...I remember when I was young and indestructible. There were only a few things to worry about like grades, the next great date, and of course getting that driver’s license...

...To know or not know, that is the question. I’m no Shakespeare but I know that his characters often face catastrophic decisions. That’s no less true for patients with blood...