Do you have a pet that has helped you through cancer?...I have a black cat named Isis (named after Catwoman's cat from the comic books) that would lay with me and purr while I was sick. He helped and continues...reactions27replies
Fishing For A New Doctor...I’ve been going through doctors like candy. My original oncologist left the insurer. The next doctor, whom I liked very much, retired. My current doctor seems nice but I only...reactions4comments
Working With Blood Cancer...There are many choices to contemplate when blood cancer strikes, but determining whether or not to continue your employment has to be a huge factor. Unfortunately, for many, the choice...reactions12comments
Candy & Cancer...In October comes Halloween! And with Halloween comes candy, lots and lots of candy. It’s in all the stores and every kind is available. There’s chocolate, gooey, hard, soft, and...reactions10comments
Braving the Bone Marrow Biopsy...The one missing piece to my story thus far is the impactful tale of my first (and only so far) bone marrow biopsy. It was six years ago so some...reactions54comments
Getting a New Doctor Can Set You on Edge...When I relapsed three-and-a-half years after my autologous transplant, I was surprised – well, actually dismayed – to learn that I would get a new doctor for my upcoming allogeneic...reactions13comments
Inspiration from Clouds: Remembering Zach Sobiech...Recently a friend told me about a movie that made him not just cry, but sob. I am a sucker for those kinds of movies, so I knew I had...reactions7comments
The Journey of Uncertainty...Learning you have cancer is just the first step, muddling through what follows is often a mind-blowing journey of uncertainty. By age 77, I had faced cancer twice before. At...reactions7comments
Coping With CML's Bad Days and Depression...Rainbows, puppies, and unicorns are in short supply at the moment. Sorry, my natural sarcasm is at the forefront. Today is day three of non-stop nausea and annoying pain that...reactions14comments
Who to see about spending down my retirement to pay for medications....I am currently 80 days out from a SCT for AML FLT3. While my insurance covers most everything related to hospital, procedures and appointments, they only cover 50% of my...reactions4repliesCostTreatment
Bad Blood...On an idle, rainy Saturday, I started thinking about the phrase “bad blood.” The Bad Blood title, per my Google research, is used in a number of forums in music...reactions6comments
Caregiving for My Spouse with Myelodysplastic Syndrome...My spouse has Myelodysplastic syndrome. His white blood count is 3.4. He was advised by his oncologist to take the covid vaccine, yet he was hospitalized for 12 days with...reactions9comments
Blood Cancer Related Post-Traumatic Stress...Patients with a cancer diagnosis may experience feelings of fear, helplessness, and shock. I can remember all of these emotions when first diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A range of reactions...reactions9comments
You have WHAT? Explaining MDS...Just my luck to get something no one understands! "You have WHAT? MDS? Don't you mean MS?" people have said to me. No, I have a type of blood cancer...reactions20comments
Remission Envy...2020 has been a tumultuous year for so many. This pandemic has been a mess literally for those affected by this virus, and those losing their jobs because of it...reactions13comments
Cancer is an Unwelcome Passenger with White Hair...Why does it seem like the only people who are telling me that my almost white-as-the-driven-snow hair looks so “me” are the ones who will love me even when I’m...reactions5comments
Free Time...I think I'll start this one off with a random question. In the end, it may or may not have much to do with this article but I'll give it...reactions11comments
Leukaemic Rate Still A Okay...I had three weeks off treatment in October and there was a ‘family planning mishap’. And I’m not going to lie. I had everything crossed that I would get pregnant. It...reactions2comments
Lucky to Count a Sister-friend Among My Caregivers...I have one biological sister, but I have a lot of sister-friends, and I was lucky that one of the sister-friends and my “birth sister” live in the Boston area...reactions10comments
Katelynn Bauer...Katelynn Bauer is a blood cancer survivor who battled the disease off and on for 5 years before finally beating it at age 27. She has had infusions, radiation and...
