My Experience with Look Good Feel Better...Upon diagnosis, I was made aware of many wonderful organizations and programs that do beautiful and beneficial events for patients. One interactive experience that I participated in was called Look...reactions3comments
MPN Awareness Day...September 12 is MPN Awareness Day! To honor this day, our advocate, Deb Wesloh, talked about her experience living with polycythemia vera and shared some of the things she's learned...reactions2comments
Vanessa's Story...Hi, my name is Vanessa and I was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2010. I have been doing chemo ever since and have done 3 rounds of radiation. I guess...reactions2comments
The Future of Blood Cancer Treatment...Now that we are in September, Blood Cancer Awareness Month, I thought it would be appropriate to explore future trends in the treatment of blood cancer. I am a follicular...reactions6comments
What's in Laughter?...Do you laugh? I mean really bust a gut on a funny? Let me just say, laughter is a must in this life we lead! It can’t be all serious...reactions6comments
Life with CML...Hello, my name is Danyell. I was diagnosed in September 2017 with CML or chronic myelogenous leukemia. It was a very different diagnosis story. I had gone for a regular...reactions5comments
The Halfway Mark...Having cancer is never a good thing, but no matter how bad something may seem, there are always a few good days and something to look forward to. During Crystal’s...reactions4comments
Leukaemic Rate Rising...It’s gone from 0.002% to 0.005% and for those of you into numbers, I know this is nothing. I really do! But, it’s gone up. There were around 6 or...reactions4comments
Long Term Survival with AML...When I was 47 years old in 2004, my family and I received the grim news that I had advanced AML. The survival rate at the time was 15% to...reactions4comments
The End of the Beginning...The date of my final PET scan after chemo is rapidly approaching, and if all goes as planned, it means the official beginning of my five-year waiting period. I will...reactions9comments
The ‘C’ Word...I started by turning the chemo bottles this way and that before storing them in the highest shelf of the cabinet. Now they looked like any other medication with the...reactions7comments
Whatever You Call It, Trauma After Cancer Is Real...When I first heard of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, it had to do with flashbacks and nightmares afflicting veterans of wars. I later learned that it can happen to...reactions4comments
Natural Disasters and Bleach Water with Leukemia?...What’s the general consensus of adding a little bleach to my water and drink from the tub if the hurricane hits? Just curious as the lady (Kim) at the 211...reactions5repliesLeukemia
Lemons to Lemonade...Sometimes life hands you lemons, but you always have the ability to make lemonade out of them if you just add a little sweetness. My daughter, Crystal, was handed a...reactions5comments
Chemo Cozy Giveaway - Closed!...We are randomly selecting a winner today, October 2, 2019! Stay tuned! In honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2019, Blood-Cancer.com and ChemoCozy.com worked together to build a treatment care...reactions1comment
Battle Fatigue: Deciding When to Stop Fighting...Not every cancer patient sees themselves as a warrior, fighting a battle against their cancer. They say they are merely trying to survive something awful that happened and don’t think...reactions8comments
Medical Mystery Tour: What Caused My PV?...When I was first diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) three years ago, I was curious on how I, a relatively healthy person, wound up with this rare, progressive and chronic...reactions11comments
Rebecca Palpant-Shimkets...Rebecca Palpant Shimkets is a two-time thyroid cancer survivor and the daughter of two cancer survivors. Fourteen of her immediate family members have experienced cancer. She was 29 years old...
Fatigue - Can It Be Analyzed?...Admit it, you’re as tired hearing about fatigue as you are tired.Raise your hand if you don’t have an issue with fatigue.C’mon don’t be shy, let us see who you...reactions11comments
Diagnosis Day: The Day I Still Can’t Believe Exists...I think that most people live their lives either dreading the day that they may be diagnosed with cancer, possibly because of a history of it in their family, or...reactions7comments
