Questions You May Have Before Chemotherapy...A blood cancer diagnosis is a frightening event in so many ways. The thought of needing chemotherapy or any treatment can be...reactions2comments
Sharing Your Diagnosis with Loved Ones...I found it really difficult to share information with friends and family about what I was dealing with before and even during...reactions4comments
Cancer Made Me Break Up With Food...Man, I loved to eat. I mean, who doesn’t right? I really enjoyed food itself, though – the taste, texture and look...reactions6comments
Trouble in (Tennis) Paradise...Anyone who reads my posts knows how much I love tennis and how much it has helped me heal. It is especially...reactions3comments
From Cancer to the Community...I am a two-time leukemia survivor, bone marrow transplant recipient, chronic graft versus host disease fighter, stage 3 kidney disease survivor with...reactionscomments
What Inspires Me...One day a few years ago, I felt like something needed to change. I am not and have never been an “athletic”...reactions4comments
Playing the Waiting Game...I’m having a weepy Wednesday and it’s only Monday. Let me explain. I was never much of a crier. I think a...reactions10comments
Ten Year Challenge...If you’re on social media, perhaps you noticed folks posting pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019. It’s called the 10-year challenge...reactions4comments
Too Young...My name is Stephanie. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. I received my first chemo infusion on my 43 birthday. Then, 10...reactions6comments
The End of a Year – the End of a Decade...Well, 2019 has been a big year. I turned 35 and I am definitely not where I thought I would be or where I...reactions4comments
Finding Hope at Hope Lodge...One day I was running and teaching high school, and the next I was lying on my floor, screaming in pain from...reactions1comment
Cycling Through Moods is a Normal Thing to Do...Sometimes I’m grateful for all the things that I can do. Sometimes I feel frustrated about being unable to do everything that...reactions15comments
Things People Say About My Neuropathy...You’ve probably heard about stupid things people say about cancer. Maybe, if you have cancer, or had it, someone has said a...reactions11comments
Pretty Amazing News (Part 2)...I have changed drugs so many times in the last 6 years, I think one of the most constant sentences to come...reactions5comments
A Diagnosiversary Wish for You...January 15 is my diagnosiversary. I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma 12 years ago. It’s a doubly special cancer day for me...reactions6comments
What is Blood Cancer?...Blood cancer is a general term that encompasses many different kinds of cancer. Cancer is a disease in which cells in the...
Life on the Surface...Hello! I’m aware that it has been a while since I’ve written anything. When it comes to participating in the blood cancer...reactions12comments
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
