A Healthy Heart as a Cancer Survivor...Living a healthy lifestyle is the goal of most cancer survivors. After dealing with a cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy, staying well and...reactions9comments
Blood Cancer Misery Loves Company...Recently, I wrote a blog entry in which I mentioned bone marrow biopsies (BMB). If you are lucky enough to have avoided...reactions5comments
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to New Drugs for Blood Cancers...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for 2 new drugs for the treatment of blood cancers. Blenrep...reactionscomments
Walking for Wellness (Part 1)...We all know exercise is important, but when you have cancer, who really wants to? We already have enough on our minds...reactions13comments
'Backhanded Compliment' Can Make You Feel Bad...Backhanded compliment: a compliment that implies it is not really a compliment at all. “She paid me a backhanded compliment when she...reactions1comment
The Cancer Cloud - Permeating Everything & Everyone Around You...The cancer cloud. When I say it you probably think of some pesticide-laden industrial accident ominously looming over a midwestern town, but...reactions7comments
The Words We Use...Every year, National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in June. I’ve been celebrating it for 10 years now...reactions1comment
Blood Cancer and Mental Health...Blood cancer can take a huge toll on mental health. However, we live our best lives when we have a proactive approach...reactions2comments
When Your Motor Lets You Down...Last summer I bought a motorboat, with an outboard motor. I love getting out on the water, whizzing around having fun, but...reactions2comments
Five Lessons I’ve Learned From CML...I have so much to say about living with chronic myelogenous leukemia for the past five years. In fact, four days ago...reactions6comments
Brave Like Gabe...Being brave, for me, means not giving up on the things that make me feel alive. Gabriele Grunewald passed away on a...reactions4comments
Blood Cancer Broke My Leg (Part 2)...I showed up at the hospital in a wheelchair, excited for the chance to be able to walk again. I was also...reactions2comments
Bluchs...One of our members passed away recently. He went by the handle “bluchs.” He once wrote a profound statement in a forum...reactions8comments
Playing the Name Game with Neuropathy...My neuropathy has a mind of its own. Does yours? It’s worse than a fickle friend. It’s a fickle foe. Just when...reactions20comments
Find Your Cancer Avatar & Fight the Encroaching Darkness...When you face cancer, it requires you to not only steal yourself physically but also mentally. It’s not an easy task –...reactions7comments
A Mixed Bag...I’m tired. I’ve been tired for a while. I had a very busy month a while back with the flat that I...reactions4comments
AL Amyloidosis...June 2015 I was diagnosed with AL Amyloidosis. I was 55 years old. Amyloidosis is a plasma cell disorder-Blood Cancer. Symptoms began...reactions5comments
What Are Words For?...Do you hear me? Do you care? From the song: What Are Words For? By: Missing Persons, 1982 The 1980s seem like...reactions4comments
Cancer Patients May Experience Post-Traumatic Stress...A cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship are fraught with numerous stressors and challenges. Research has been done to look at stress in...reactions12comments
How Do You Hygge?...Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is a Danish word meaning to be cozy, comforting, or relaxing. Hygge is a way to bring happiness into...reactions13comments
