Living With: Podcast Interview with Daniel Malito...Daniel Malito is an advocate on two of Health Union’s communities: RheumatoidArthritis.net and Blood-Cancer.com. I had the opportunity to interview him for the Health Union podcast, Living With. We spoke...reactions5comments
Thankful...I sometimes think of how Leuk has changed my life. He’s certainly made me appreciate it more. Time spent as a husband, father, and grandfather has become way more important...reactions2comments
CLL/SLL...Last May 2018, I was diagnosed with CLL/SLL. It's been a hard road trying to understand what I really have. Throughout this time, I was in the watchful waiting stage...reactions4comments
It’s Okay to Feel Exhausted: Caregiver Fatigue and Burnout...When we think about fatigue and cancer, we often think about the physical and emotional toll cancer takes on the person diagnosed. Yet fatigue can also drastically affect the day-to-day...reactions10comments
The Healing Powers of Humor...I must start off by assuring the reader that when I say humor has healing powers, I do not suggest that humor can heal or cure a body from cancer...reactions14comments
Living with CLL...I feel tired most days. No motivation. When I eat or drink sometimes do not feel well. Thus a nap is usually in order. I've been healthy all my 75...reactions1comment
Deb Wesloh...Deb Wesloh lives in Bulverde Texas. She has been married to her husband Kevin for 33 years and they have three boys; Kris, Joe and Josh. She retired as an...
Get Cancer, Meet Interesting People...In my thirty-some-odd years of medical adventures, I have met more than my share of characters. Any of you who have spent time in the hospital knows that nurses, doctors...reactions17comments
So Many Signs, So Much Worry...If you have had two kinds of cancer, you get to worry about two sets of signs that could be something bad. In the part of my mind that worries...reactions6comments
My Cancer Confidence Boost...Having cancer taught me so many things about myself and caused me to feel emotions that I didn’t even know were possible. Obviously, there were many negative sides of being...reactions7comments
Monster in My Closet...When I was a kid there was no doubt in my mind there were monsters in the closet, but every time I’d get my mom or dad to look, I’d...reactions6comments
An Honest Discussion on the Logistics of Getting Into a Trial...Clinical trials are not as straight forward as people think. I currently don’t qualify for two reasons. First, my myeloma has become sneaky (oligo secretory) and hardly shows up in...reactions2comments
Guided Meditation...Meditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain, increase positive emotions, and improve memory and concentration...reactions3comments
My Barber, My Doctor...I got a haircut last week. I have so little hair at this point that my wife and kids haven’t even noticed it, two weeks later. Having so little hair...reactions9comments
Living with my Star Trek Illness: Understanding Myelodysplastic Syndromes...June 2, 2017, I learned that I have myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Doesn't that sound like something written for a Star Trek episode? Maybe something Mr. Spock would acquire? Myelo is...reactions19comments
Resources for Cancer Caregivers...When your loved one has cancer, you, the caregiver, need help too. The type and frequency of help that's needed can vary dramatically from person to person, but extra support...reactions4comments
My Journey with Immunotherapy...The purpose of our body’s immune system is to protect us against disease and infection. It does this by defending us from foreign substances such as bacteria, viruses, allergens, and...reactions2comments
I Wore Red...I wore red that day. I wore red and looked good! Damn good! Okay…that may be a stretch…I wore an old red t-shirt, slightly loose around the neck so the...reactions7comments
Finding Support Through Social Media as a Caregiver & Patient...After being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at 25, my daughter Crystal had to spend a lot of time alone. I went with her to all of her treatments, but on...reactions2comments