Wigs-Not an Option For MeI used to have long thick hair; I mean really thick hair, but today I am bald. I’m bald because I’m in...reactions4comments
New Normal: Where Should I Start?Life with blood cancer is painful. Struggling, doubting, and uncertainties. Self-isolation is my new norm. Foggy brain and spinal pain is my...reactions8comments
Schrödinger's ManAs memory fades away some images and sentences stay. I can´t remember the whole thought experiment of the quantum theory pioneer, Mrs...reactions6comments
Cancer Cost Me My ManhoodBetween the need too rest due to pain, or from overwhelming fatigue I am not able to get as much done as...reactions6comments
Diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)My name is Debbie P. I was going about my life normally and had just hosted my daughters wedding for 250 guests...reactions7comments
Plasma Cell Leukemia and Stem Cell TransplantI was diagnosed with Plasma Cell Leukemia in June 2020! I was started on chemotherapy immediately. They will harvest my stem cells...reactions10comments
AL AmyloidosisJune 2015 I was diagnosed with AL Amyloidosis. I was 55 years old. Amyloidosis is a plasma cell disorder-Blood Cancer. Symptoms began...reactions5comments
A Crick In Me BonesI thought I was losing it. Going absolutely bonkers. There was this pain and it was sometimes sharp, sometimes dull and achy...reactions11comments
Living with my Star Trek Illness: Understanding Myelodysplastic SyndromesJune 2, 2017, I learned that I have myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Doesn't that sound like something written for a Star Trek episode?...reactions19comments
Finding Hope in Everything!2020, what a year already! In the middle of January, I was diagnosed with Waldrenstrom, a blood cancer. My world flipped upside...reactions8comments
From Cancer to the CommunityI am a two-time leukemia survivor, bone marrow transplant recipient, chronic graft versus host disease fighter, stage 3 kidney disease survivor with...reactionscomments
Too YoungMy name is Stephanie. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. I received my first chemo infusion on my 43 birthday. Then, 10...reactions6comments
Strokes & My Cancer: Essential ThrombocythemiaIn March of 2014, I had a stroke. Come to find out after an MRI I had had multiple strokes. Four months...reactions14comments
Cancer and My High School Reunion: Healing FriendshipsEleanor Roosevelt, wife of our 32nd president said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." I wonder if Eleanor...reactions9comments
Diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaI was diagnosed May 16 1019 with CLL and I am currently on Imbruvica. I’ve known something was wrong with me but...reactions6comments
Finding Ways To Deal With Side Effects Of TreatmentMy husband has multiple myeloma stage 3. The current treatment; chemo immunotherapy followed by high doses of dexamethasone. Unfortunately, the dexamethasone causes...reactions3comments
APL - Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaI was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia at the age of 26 in 2006. I'm in remission now and I've been in...reactions4comments
Doing What I CanMGUS is a watch and wait situation for most of us. It is irritating, aggravating and frustrating to watch and wait for...reactions2comments
Listen to Your BodyFor nearly five years, possibly longer, I would complain to my doctor about my feet being very sensitive and painful. I had...reactions4comments
My Rollercoaster Ride With CancerHi. My name is Barbara and this is my story and my journey, thus far with cancer. The past three years have...reactions26comments
