How to be happy even with leukemia
I’ve been feeling pretty good these last three days. I think the low energy was due more to the pneumonia I had instead of my leukemia. Worrying can get us down. I find it’s (Read More)
Tagged: Fear
No CLL pity parties
Many people I know are struggling with some sort of life threatening disease yet they hang onto Hope. My sister-in-law has multiple diseases and her life is in the balance. One of my cousins (Read More)
Some “light reading”
Last night as I lay in bed I decided to do a little light reading. So, of course, I did a search for “Survival rates of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.” What? Doesn’t everyone do that? (Read More)
Still “functioning within normal parameters”
Now that my daughter’s family has moved into their new home (they stayed with us for a year and a half while their house was being built) we are moving our stuff back in (Read More)
When the battle is won
People say I have a good attitude about this leukemia thing. I try too. And most of the time I succeed. But, to be honest, down deep inside there is more going on than (Read More)
Fight the good fight
One of my goals for this blog is to show people with CLL that they can have a somewhat normal life (see my About page). Since ‘normal’ is a relative and hard to define term, (Read More)
An old friend passes
I just heard that a childhood friend, Shelly, passed away. She had cancer. I’m not sure which kind. I haven’t seen Shelly since we were kids; her daughter wrote me with the news. I (Read More)
Winning is a choice
Did you just receive the news that you have leukemia? When Leuk comes into your life he can stir up all sorts of reactions. For me, the reactions changed over time. It was a (Read More)
Worry is just Fear trying to be productive
Whether it’s Leuk or some other heavy disease, it is natural to be worried when you first get the news. But it’s a waste of time. We all worry about everything. We worry that (Read More)
Independence Day
Hi all… Happy 4th of July! It’s our country’s Independence Day. A good day to also celebrate our independence from worry and fear. I believe worry and especially fear are tools Leuk can use (Read More)
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