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I had asked my mum a simple question about her lunch, but what came back at me made me question why I had ever decided…

Have you ever heard something like this after telling someone you have multiple myeloma? “Oh, my uncle had that! It was on his nose!”…

As a caregiver, I can recall some moments when the kindest thing I could have done felt brutal. Sometimes, when I reflect on the…

Remission does not equal a cure. That can be a tough concept for people who don’t live with cancer. They see you go through…

There’s a nylon duffel bag that remains by my front door — but it isn’t for the gym, grocery shopping, or anything like that. The…

Is this morbid? I have a new habit after my multiple myeloma diagnosis. When I see a headline that says someone famous has cancer,…

We are told different stories about what is involved in caregiving and who a caregiver is supposed to be. These tales are usually pristine and…

I’ve recently discovered that being a caregiver has much in common with mathematics. I’m not referring to the difficulties and complexities of that subject, but…

The entrance to my local supermarket becomes a danger zone at this time of year. The danger is deceptive: girls dressed in brown and green,…

If you are not a caregiver, you could easily mistake a sickroom for just a room. But a sickroom isn’t an ordinary room; it is…