The posts on this page offer reflections on my hospitalization and treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. Hospital Land can be a frightening, frustrating place, but these posts help demystify an experience many of us will encounter at some point in our lives. These posts have also appeared on various websites including Be the Match, Health Story Collaborative, Patient Empowerment Network, Patient Power, and Our Med Bag.
How Cancer Prepared Me for a COVID-19 World
On Recovering after a Stem Cell Transplant
Becoming a Wounded Storyteller
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self (Part II)
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self Part I
Facing Chemotherapy
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self VIII: Writing My Story
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self VII: Medical Miracles and Good Luck
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self VI: Privilege, Care, and Support
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self V- A Secular Mindset
Facing Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Notes from a Survivor
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self IV: Humor
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self III: Being Pro-active
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self II: Physical Activity
Surviving Cancer/Sustaining Self I: Mindfulness
Who Survives Cancer … and Why?
Doctors as Detectives
When is a Little Knowledge a Good Thing?
On Patients and Emotional Labor
On Nurses and Emotional Labor
On Doctors and Emotional Labor
Facing Chemotherapy III: Your Own Worst Enemy
Facing Chemotherapy II: Wait for it
Facing Chemotherapy I: This Stuff Could Kill You
On Being a Hospital Virgin