Compilation of My Best Advice to MSers: Part 1
When I was first diagnosed, I wish somebody would’ve told me the “dos” and “don’ts” of MS. The realistic version of how to manage the disease, and not the idealistic list you find in the ...
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Having Hard Conversations With Your Children When You Have Multiple Myeloma
It is a challenge to be a parent with cancer, especially multiple myeloma. The trip can be especially difficult because this disease can and often ...
After 24 Years With Multiple Myeloma, I Have a Lot to Be Thankful For
I want to be thankful. I am thankful. Thankfulness restores the soul. It helps take us out of our own selfishness. It gives us a place to count all of those blessings ...
What I Wish People Knew About My Myeloma Diagnosis
Right now, I am struggling with the very trite phrase “my cancer journey.” It doesn’t really address the terrifying, encouraging, hard, insightful, painful ...
How I Worked With My Doctors to Control My Pain
Pain. It is an important issue that needs to be addressed beginning at diagnosis and continuing throughout the course of the illness…
How I Resolved My Conflicts About Food and Nutrition
Food and nutrition play an important role in the life of a cancer patient, but they’ve also been a source of conflict for me since my diagnosis. I know adjusting my diet ...
