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
Life Liquor, Distilled by Cancer...Cancer has an effect on all areas of life, there is no one that can claim otherwise. Social life, love life, work-life...reactions10comments
A Crick In Me Bones...I thought I was losing it. Going absolutely bonkers. There was this pain and it was sometimes sharp, sometimes dull and achy...reactions11comments
Graft Failure Enough to Give You Nightmares...Normally, if I have a nightmare about blood cancer, it’s about relapsing. I assume I am not alone. It’s a big fear...reactions7comments
News for a Lifetime: Going, Going, Gone...I recently got to thinking about when I was first diagnosed with leukemia, specifically chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The long and winding...reactions7comments
If I Didn’t Have to Wear Clothes...“I’d feel so much better if I didn’t have to wear clothes.” This was my response to a new healthcare provider yesterday when asked...reactions3comments
What to Bring with You During Your Chemotherapy Treatment...Having a cancer diagnosis has been the most frightening event of my life. Even as an experienced RN, I did not know...reactions8comments
Can’t Be Bothered With Anything...It’s been a while since I’ve felt like this. Well, at least I think it has been. I can’t really remember. I...reactions4comments
