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When Internet Buddies Meet

One of the sessions at CLL Live 2012

Just recently I had the opportunity to attend the CLL LIVE gathering in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. I was a speaker there and it was a thrill, really, to meet several people I only knew from the Internet.

I began connecting with other people with chronic [...]

Patient Power: Many Miles Traveled, Many More to Go

I am writing this in flight across Canada. West to East. At Niagara Falls I will join a gathering of patients. I have met few of them but know many. That’s the beauty of the connections we’ve made since the mid ‘90’s when I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The bits and bites of [...]

Don’t Hesistate to Ask Your Pharmacist

Pharmacists are among the most accessible of medical professionals, but sometimes we hesitate to consult with them about our medications, or we forget they are there to help.  Don’t hesitate to ask your pharmacist!  Learn more…

The Uncertainty of Breast Surgery

In a few days my cousin will have breast surgery. She doesn’t know if it will be a lumpectomy or more. That uncertainty is scary.

The problem is that we are still not quite at the level of imaging and seeing inside the body that the doctor on Star Trek, “Bones,” was able to achieve [...]