#blood cancer leukemia

[thisisnotthenerd]

a little out of the ordinary for me, but i'm helping out some family friends with a fundraiser to end blood cancer.

Do you love Taylor Swift? How about a chance to get 2 tickets to the 10/19 concert at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with a 2-night hotel stay AND help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society find a cure to blood cancers?

Donate to the Soaring Cranes Initiative between 1/25 and 3/12:

$50 for 1 entry

$100 for 2

$200 for 5

$500 for 15

$1000 for 30

Put TAYLOR and your email in the comments of your donation to be entered in the raffle. The drawing will be on 3/13 and the winner will be announced on our website.

[greenishness]

the fact that these things actually exist in real life is so crazy to me .

[thisiswhatafighterlookslike]

The Pressure To Be Brave

"You Are So Brave!" How often have we heard this said to us? Most times, people truly mean well when they say this. They are doing their best to be encouraging from their perspective of things. However, for many of us who are surviving cancer daily, those four words are filled with so much pressure and expectation.

When people see us maintaining our lives, managing families, enduring all the craziness that comes with living with this disease, they see bravery! Well, there is truth to that. But the real truth is we are just giving our all to live every day and live our best! It takes a lot of work just to maintain our "normal" lives.

Am I a superhero?

Indeed, we are strong and courageous. We fight uncommon battles for our lives absolutely every day. However, knowing that people can see you as this 'cancer superhero' and being given this subconscious permission to be brave, #BeatCancer, #KickCancersButt, #FightLikeAGirl, and all the other awesome hashtags can be overwhelming!

We didn't choose this fight

We definitely appreciate the love and encouragement! But the reality is that some days we are just SICK! There is nothing we can do about it and to be honest, we don't even have the energy to do anything. We get weak. Not tired but fatigued; downright exhausted! We have mood swings. We battle depression and sometimes it actually fights back...and wins! LOL!!!!

We deal with feeling isolated and alone. We are oftentimes in pain. We are in agony, and it doesn't always go away. Some of us live in pain. We lose weight and we gain weight! We lose our hair, our precious hair! Until you have experienced this, you just have no idea what this does to someone. We think about our mortality more times than the average person does.

Tell me it's going to be okay!

So, it's not that we don't want to be told we are brave. Here is the thing, we know living with cancer requires a special measure of bravery. We know we are brave. But it would mean so much more if we heard, "It's going to be okay", "it's ok to feel how you are feeling", or "no matter how you feel today, I will be here to help and support you!"

Our loved ones believe they keep us strong by coaching us through this and pushing us. If they just speak positively and keep us thinking about how we "should" think then we will feel and live how we are supposed to. Please remember we are human beings with real feelings, who happen to be surviving cancer daily. Just let us be that that's how we are Brave!

Leya R. Elijah

This Is What a Fighter Looks Like

CEO/Founder

[bratloustat]

I have this headcanon that FEDRA lied to Henry about Sam’s illness. He either had something else or they poisoned him deliberately and they used it to get what they wanted.

I imagine FEDRA’s desperation to disperse the rebellion and the realization that they have an opportunity with Henry if they just get the right leverage. Are Sam and Henry going to question the FEDRA doctor’s diagnosis? Of course not. Even if Henry wasn’t aged down at all like Sam was, he’s young enough that the post cordyceps world is all he really knows. FEDRA has the power, the equipment, and Sam gets better, so what else are they supposed to think? They don’t really go over blood cancer in FEDRA military school.

Rape, torture, and murder people for twenty years? What’s a little lying and manipulation. Too bad FEDRA didn’t anticipate that martyring a leader doesn’t do so well at putting out fires.

[quotesfrommyreading]

The study of leukemia had been mired in confusion and despair ever since its discovery. On March 19. 1845, a Scottish physician, John Bennett, had described an unusual case, a twenty-eight-year-old slate layer with a mysterious swelling in his spleen. “He is of dark complexion,” Bennett wrote of his patient, “usually healthy and temperate; [he] states that twenty months ago, he was affected with great listlessness on exertion, which has continued to this time. In June last he noticed a tumor in the left side of his abdomen which has gradually increased in size till four months since, when it became stationary.”

The slate-layer's tumor might have reached its final, stationary point, but his constitutional troubles only accelerated. Over the next few weeks, Bennett's patient spiraled from symptom to symptom – fevers, flashes of bleeding, sudden fits of abdominal pain – gradually at first, then on a tighter, faster arc, careening from one bout to another. Soon the slate-layer was on the verge of death with more swollen tumors sprouting in his armpits, his groin, and his neck. He was treated with the customary leeches and purging, but to no avail. At the autopsy a few weeks later, Bennett was convinced that he had found the reason behind the symptoms. His patient's blood was chock-full of white blood cells. (White blood cells, the principal constituent of pus, typically signal the response to an infection, and Bennett reasoned that the slate-layer had succumbed to one.) “The following case seems to me particularly valuable,” he wrote self-assuredly, “as it will serve to demonstrate the existence of true pus, formed universally within the vascular system.”

It would have been a perfectly satisfactory explanation except that Bennett could not find a source for the pus. During the necropsy, he pored carefully through the body, combing the tissues and organs for signs of an abscess or wound. But no other stigmata of infection were to be found. The blood had apparently spoiled – suppurated – of its own will, combused spontaneously into true pus. “A suppuration of blood,” Bennett called his case. And he left it at that.

Bennett was wrong, of course, about his spontaneous “suppuration” of blood. A little over four months after Bennett had described the slater's illness, a twenty-four-year-old German researcher, Rudolf Virchow, independently published a case report with striking similarity to Bennett's case. Virchow's patient was a cook in her midfifties. White cells had explosively overgrown her blood, forming dense and pulpy pools in her spleen. At her autopsy, pathologists had likely not even needed a microscope to distinguish the thick, milky layer of white cells floating above the red.

Virchow, who knew of Bennett's case, couldn't bring himself to believe Bennett's theory. Blood, Virchow argued, had no reason to transform impetuously into anything. Moreover, the unusual symptoms bothered him: What of the massively enlarged spleen? Or the absence of any wound or source of pus in the body? Virchow began to wonder if the blood itself was abnormal. Unable to find a unifying explanation for it, and seeking a name for this condition, Virchow ultimately settled for weisses Blut – white blood – no more than a literal description of the millions of white cells he had seen under his microscope. In 1847, he changed the name to the more academic-sounding “leukemia” – from leukos, the Greek word for “white”.

  —  The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)

[devotioncrater]

so. i guess i have to go to urgent care tomorrow. & show the doctor my lab results. & try to get in for a cancer screening that way

[bloodcanceruncensored]

Six years of living with blood cancer

Today marks the day when, six years ago, my life changed forever as I was diagnosed with blood cancer.  That night I experienced the first of many sleepless, tearful nights.  Or was the day that changed my life the 28 April 2017 – the day I got sick, was admitted to hospital, and remained severely unwell with pneumonia for several weeks? Both dates are forever etched in my mind.  The gap between…

[kenalbert]

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[artsbynorhan]

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[drkarunakumar]

Foods for Cancer Patients with No Appetite

Cancer treatments often lead to a decreased appetite, making proper nutrition challenging. Maintaining adequate nutrition is crucial for supporting overall health and recovery. Here are some effective strategies and nutrient-dense foods to help cancer patients with low appetites.

How Cancer Affects Appetite:

Nausea and Vomiting: Common side effects that make eating difficult.

Changes in Taste and Smell: Treatments can alter food preferences.

Fatigue: Reduces energy for meal preparation and eating.

Mouth Sores: Painful sores can hinder eating.

Digestive Issues: Bowel changes can impact appetite and nutrient absorption.

Importance of Nutrition:

Maintains Strength and Energy: Supports daily activities.

Supports Immune Function: Helps fight infections.

Promotes Healing: Aids in recovery and tissue repair.

Manages Side Effects: Certain foods can alleviate symptoms.

Improves Quality of Life: Enhances mood and overall well-being.

Nutrient-Dense Foods:

Protein-Rich Foods: Eggs, Greek yogurt, tofu, tempeh, beans, and lentils.

Healthy Fats: Avocado, nuts, seeds, olive oil, coconut milk, and nut butters.

Complex Carbohydrates: Whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, sweet potatoes, and whole grain bread.

Strategies to Improve Appetite:

Small, Frequent Meals: Less overwhelming and easier to manage.

Enhance Flavor and Texture: Use spices, try different cooking methods, and serve at room temperature.

Stay Hydrated: Drink water, herbal teas, and eat hydrating foods like watermelon and oranges.

Maintaining nutrition is essential for cancer patients, even with a reduced appetite. Consult a healthcare provider or dietitian for personalized advice.

Read the full blog here.

[drpawankumarsingh]

Early Detection and Diagnosis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a type of blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, where blood cells are produced. It is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of myeloid cells, which are a type of white blood cells. Detecting CML early is crucial for effective treatment and management. https://medium.com/@drpawankumarsingh8/early-detection-and-diagnosis-of-chronic-myeloid-leukemia-4821e9e91799

[drpedi07]

Leukemia (Blood Cancer)

ALL is the commonest childhood cancer. The peak age is between 2-6 years. Boys are affected more frequently as compared to girls.

[littleprincessfawn]

((CW: medical post about my leukemia, and treatment symptoms.))

Argh my leukemia rash... it subsided but never went fully away but was something I could deal with... But now it is back again, just as bad as it was in the early stages of taking the medicine.

I'm fairly sure this rash is caused by the TKI medication I'm taking, though leukemia itself can also cause a rash.

For me the rash is just on my forearms and my scalp. On my scalp it feels HOT. Have you ever bleached your hair? If you have, you will know that chemically hot burning feeling. That's what it feels like on my scalp.

And the thing I've observed is this, after a few days of that heat and irritation of my hair follicles on my head... My hair will start to fall out again.

I hate leukemia. I hate hate hate hate it. My hair is cute. I don't wanna lose it. But oh well. If taking this medicine made ALL my hair completely fall out, I would still take it.

I will never let leukemia win. I will always fight it with the best tools possible. I'm lucky I'm alive to have this whinge about my (admittedly trivial) itchy skin and hair loss.

Life > Hair.