Terrilyn McCormick...Terrilyn was previously an advocate on Blood-Cancer.com. Terrilyn McCormick was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2015. It all started on Labor Day...
Elle Crofton...Elle was previously an advocate for Blood-Cancer.com. Elle, diagnosed with MDS at age 25, currently resides in Philadelphia, PA and is just...
Robert Lewis...Rob is a 30 year old Captain in the United States Army and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at...
Susan Strong...Susan was previously an advocate for Blood-Cancer.com. Susan offers hope and a unique perspective as a long term thriver. She was diagnosed...
Rebecca Palpant-Shimkets...Rebecca Palpant Shimkets is a two-time thyroid cancer survivor and the daughter of two cancer survivors. Fourteen of her immediate family members...
David Downs...David Downs was a normal mild-mannered government worker, based in his home country of New Zealand. That is, until he contracted what...
Schrödinger's Man...As memory fades away some images and sentences stay. I can´t remember the whole thought experiment of the quantum theory pioneer, Mrs...reactions6comments
Carole McCue...Carole McCue is an RN with over 45 years of nursing experience. She earned her RN from the Cochran School of Nursing...
Shifting Focus: Survivor vs. Living Being...When you survive a life-threatening disease like cancer, there is a transition period where patients learn how to incorporate that experience into...reactions4comments
Cancer Cost Me My Manhood...Between the need too rest due to pain, or from overwhelming fatigue I am not able to get as much done as...reactions6comments
Giving Yourself A Break. And A Break....Cancer is such a monumental, life-altering experience that it can be difficult not only to get through it but to return to...reactions16comments
A Current of Hope...I grew up at a bay in Washington State. That’s probably why I find boating in Puget Sound so calming. It’s like...reactions8comments
How I Try to Stay Out of Trouble While Exercising (Part 2)...My middle child, my son, seemed to be the one around each time I had a fall. He had to rush some...reactions11comments
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2020: Voices from the Community...Each year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed in October. This year, October 10 will mark the day to celebrate...reactions1comment
Awareness Month Happened Again... And I’ve Still Got Blood Cancer...And it happened again! Another September. Another Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Another 30 days of blood cancer focus, which is a good thing. I’m not going...reactions4comments
Docsplaining...I recently came across a great hashtag on Twitter: #docsplaining. It comes from the word “mansplaining.” That word has been around for...reactions9comments
First Blood Cancer Chemo...All I can say is that it has been interesting to undergo chemotherapy for the first time for blood cancer. As you...reactions8comments
The Not So Subtle Art of Saying No...When I do my monthly lab work, I must go to my doctor’s office and they draw blood from my port. The...reactions13comments
Re-creating Myself...There’s a corkboard at the front of my desk. I see it when I sit down to write, but I seldom notice...reactions20comments
Turning 50 With Blood Cancer...I quietly turned 50 at the end of May this year. I’ve never been too much into celebrating my yearly milestones. I...reactions17comments
