Steak and Capicola Wraps...Chemotherapy can wreak havoc on the appetite. The best recipes for me are the ones that are versatile with ingredient changes that match what my stomach can tolerate at the...reactions5comments
Open Letter...Hey there, my name is, well I don’t have a name per se - I’m the other half of our friend Yolanda. I wanted to write this open letter to...reactions13comments
The Pressure To Be "Brave"..."You Are So Brave!" How often have we heard this said to us? Most times, people truly mean well when they say this. They are doing their best to be...reactions28comments
My Bald Is Beautiful...I didn't choose to lose my hair. Cancer made that choice for me! Nevertheless, I'm able to still look in the mirror and see beauty. It may not be everyone's...reactions23comments
A Personal Journey...Most people are not aware of blood cancer. In this first video, Dennis tells us how he learned about the disease and his initial reactions to a diagnosis....reactions3comments
Sleep Better, Feel Better!...Don't you hate it when you don't sleep well? The next day, I often feel cranky, have trouble concentrating, and my get-up-and-go feels like it got-up-and-went! Not only do our...reactions23comments
Cancer, and Wolf...An interesting meme made its way (again) around the internet recently. It was an image listing the ways people had died in London in 1632. Some causes of death had...reactions7comments
Some Days Are Tougher Than Others, But Let’s Look At The Positives...Life has its ups and downs. This is true no matter who you are, what you do, how much money you have, or even who you know. If this weren’t...reactions7comments
Elephant Tattoo...Well, I did it! Much to my mother’s dismay... Me: Mummy, I know you are going to be really angry and disappointed with me, but I’m walking to the tattoo...reactions7comments
The Other Side of the Window...2020 was a very difficult year for many people around the world. Whether it was being hit personally by the coronavirus, dwindling health, death, furlough, unemployment, or political views. So...reactions9comments
Love When You Least Expect It...April 21 is AML World Awareness Day. This day seeks to raise awareness about acute myeloid leukemia and to show support for all people and families affected by AML around...reactions5comments
Cue Vampire (Part 2)...Read Part 1 of Paula's story: Cue Vampire. The immunologist was speaking. I could hear the words, but I couldn’t process them. I felt numb. Cold and numb like, well...reactions9comments
Put Yourself First - It's Time...Once a caregiver, always a caregiver. Right? Now that we are blood cancer patients, we may or may not have someone looking after us – a spouse, child, friend, etc...reactions3comments
Let It Go: Words for a Leukemia Patient to Embrace...I marked my sixth year 'cancerversary’ last week and believe me, there was no party. Made it through the day so that was enough. A lot has happened since that...reactions8comments
Last Prescription...Well, something quite monumental happened recently, in a positive way! I received my LAST chemo prescription for hopefully a REALLY long time! I was quite sad when I took, what...reactions1comment
Stress Is A Killer - Literally...Stress. Ugh. Just the word itself causes us to tense up a bit. It’s something that all of us dread and yet we still experience it on a regular basis...reactions16comments
10 Ways to Get Through the Hard Days...It’s been a hard day. Honestly, it has been a hard week. My numbers are all looking pretty good, but my body somehow missed the memo. I feel poorly, and...reactions6comments
Tips To Live By...When living with cancer, whether active cancer or not, there are some instructions that we all can live by. At times they are not evident words of wisdom, as we’re...reactions20comments
FeaturedWhat blood cancer were you diagnosed with?...Share what type of blood cancer you were diagnosed with and connect with others who share the same diagnosis!...reactions354repliesDiagnosis
Iclusig...good day! Does anyone take iclusig (ponatinib)? Where do you buy it? at what price?...reactions1reply