Pretty Amazing News (Part 1)...Something really amazing happened at my last checkup. Something that I’m still sort of getting my head around and can’t really believe...reactions4comments
Doing Nothing New in 2020 - Surviving Cancer Is Enough...It’s that time of year – when all the “near year’s resolutions” / “another year gone by” posts come out. It’s inevitable...reactions15comments
Am I Less of a Man?...Retirement was hard for me. Sure, the first few months were great – like an extended vacation. But even vacations grow stale...reactions10comments
Strokes & My Cancer: Essential Thrombocythemia...In March of 2014, I had a stroke. Come to find out after an MRI I had had multiple strokes. Four months...reactions14comments
Seeking Forgiveness From Those I Hurt Through My Diagnosis...In my experience, losing friends upon adversity is a common occurrence. Whenever I speak with people who were also diagnosed with cancer...reactions9comments
Enjoying Holidays as a Cancer Survivor...I can remember feeling exhausted and dreading the holidays when I was battling cancer. How could I possibly shop for holiday gifts...reactions8comments
Cancer and My High School Reunion: Healing Friendships...Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of our 32nd president said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." I wonder if Eleanor...reactions9comments
Taking the Ball...We quickly packed and drove to the city. I took her to the largest, most expensive place in town. Our room had...reactions4comments
Cancer Changed The Way I View My Birthday...Birthdays are such an interesting topic. Some people feel like royalty on their day of birth... some don't tell anyone it's even...reactions4comments
Diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia...I was diagnosed May 16 1019 with CLL and I am currently on Imbruvica. I’ve known something was wrong with me but...reactions6comments
Our Love Mates Go Through Cancer, Too...I don’t know what I would do without my handsome, passionate, and dependable husband. Man, have we been through the most together!!!...reactions15comments
Initial Thoughts After a Cancer Diagnosis...I was doing some spring cleaning on my computer and happened to find a journal entry from just weeks after I was...reactions8comments
It's a Numbers Game...Dating. Salesmen. Cancer. What do these three things have in common? No, it’s not “What are things that are awful, Alex?” Well...reactions4comments
F.Y.N.N. - My Pet Story...The one thing I have learned in recent years is that when you post a picture of your pet on social media...reactions11comments
Wasting Time...Do you have tinnitus? It causes a constant ringing in the ears. Mine is pretty strong. I hear it most the time...reactions9comments
Me. Am I Cancer. Is it me? Who would I be without it?...This is a topic that comes up again and again. To be fair though, this is the case with a lot of...reactions7comments
Thanksgiving and Treatments are Almost Done!...Thanksgiving was really good the year Crystal got done with chemo. When Thanksgiving arrived, she still had one more treatment to go...reactions5comments
Looking Back at Thanksgivings with Leukemia and My Ex...The first Thanksgiving after my divorce, my little son put his head down on the table and cried. “I want Daddy to...reactions1comment
Why the Lyrics of "I Believe" Matter for a Cancer Survivor...When I attended my granddaughter’s concert last week, I was taken back by the touching words of the song, “I Believe.” As...reactions1comment
Roommates...So you’ve made your long trip for your weekly treatment. You’ve done what you needed to do to get there in the...reactions10comments
