Taking MPN Seriously

When I think of my difficult cancer journey, a Bible verse from Hebrews 12:1 comes to mind. Keep running the race set before you with endurance. I was a runner...

I smile as I make my way into the room at the Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier Recovery Unit. Every chair for the music group has a masked-faced military member...

Okay, I admit it, I’ve used my cancer card. For those not familiar with the term, it means using a cancer diagnosis as an excuse to get out of something...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare, low-growing blood cancer in which bone marrow produces excess red blood cells. You can have it for years without having any symptoms. It is...

Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places. You’re off and away…Dr. Seuss "Wow! I’m going to New York City to take part in a blood cancer storytelling...

One of the very first things I experienced during Army basic training was the phrase hurry up and wait. The drill sergeants were constantly yelling at us to move quickly...

As I attempted to stay in step and move my hips to the Latin beat, I remembered why running was always my exercise of choice. I never had much coordination...

My heart feels like it’s going to beat out of my chest, as sweat drips into my eyes. My breath is laboring as I head down the last hill and...