Bob McEachern...Bob McEachern was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2008. After a summer of unshakeable bronchitis that turned to pneumonia, a chest scan...
Riding on a Rollercoaster, and Falling off It...Getting treated for acute myeloid leukemia is like being on a rollercoaster. You get a round of chemotherapy and your blood counts...reactions1comment
Stage IV Lymphocytic Lymphoma...March 6, 2018 began like any other day. My husband, a contractor and sole provider for our family, left for work and...reactions5comments
Memories of My Nursing Career...It is National Nurses Week so I've been thinking about my experiences as an RN, Nurse Executive and RN Instructor, and now...reactions4comments
Please Don't Ask Me How I'm Feeling...You wouldn’t think a cancer survivor would get upset by being asked, “How are you feeling?” Or that they would be bothered...reactions10comments
Introducing Our New Accessibility Feature...You may have noticed that we added a new accessibility feature to our website. This feature will allow community members to change...reactions1comment
Having a Life Again...The last 7 weeks have been amazing. I’m on my new drug and I am able to have a life! I’m not...reactions2comments
Helpful Tips for a Patient Receiving a Chemotherapy Infusion...Receiving chemotherapy can be a frightening experience. Even as a nurse with many years of clinical practice, I really did not know...reactions2comments
Deciding When to Retreat...After three years since my first treatment for follicular lymphoma, my doctor and I recently decided it’s time for retreatment. I had...reactions19comments
Thinking Like a Child: A Strategy for Dealing with Adversity...A few years ago, I found myself dealing with the adversity of cancer. I was feeling totally exhausted after chemotherapy and was...reactionscomments
AML on My Radar for More Than 15 Years...Back in my newspaper days, when telling someone what beat I covered, I would say something like, “I have arts and entertainment.”...reactions2comments
My Three Day Rule...A few days ago, my son sent me a text at 2:00am. He’s in college, and I know he’s been busy with...reactions5comments
Bittersweet: My Daughter's Coming Home...What do you do when your adult daughter tells you she has cancer? Right away you go into ‘mommy’ mode. At least...reactions3comments
The Relief of a Phone Call...Out of the blue in 2007 around 6 months after my diagnosis and being taken off Imatinib and waiting to go onto...reactions1comment
Techniques to Help Ease the Worry of Waiting...Whether you’re new to blood cancer land or you’ve been around for a while, chances are you’re going to be in some...reactions3comments
When I Told My Mother, I Didn't Want Her to be Alone...I saw a brochure on how to tell the children that you have cancer, but nothing about how to tell your mother...reactionscomments
A Little Word Can Dampen Your Mood...The other day I went into a checkup feeling fine and went out feeling anxious, and all because of one innocuous word...reactions3comments
Hospital Exercise Offers Stress Relief...If you had a fitness routine before cancer, chances are you’re going to want to continue during treatment on days that you’re...reactionscomments
Of 'Hole Pluggers' and Repeat Bone Marrow Biopsies...When my doctor presented my treatment plan to me in 2003, he asked if I wanted to be enrolled in a trial...reactions1comment
Life with Lymphoma: Highlights from our 2018 Blood Cancer In America Survey...Of those who responded to our 2018 Blood Cancer In America survey, 32% were impacted by lymphoma, a type of blood cancer...reactionscomments
