Treatment Side Effects - Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potential complication from stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants. During a stem cell transplant,...2 min read
Now for Something Different: GVHD of the FingernailSince the days when I started out as a cub reporter longer ago than I care to admit, the search for information has...3 min read
"Alphabet Soup:" Explaining ECP for GVHD of the SkinWhen I tell people that I had four stem cell transplants, I have to start with the basics if they don’t know about blood cancer. I explain what a stem cell is, then what a transplant is, and then why...2 min read
After Leukemia, Dealing With Skin CancerHeading to my checkup the other day at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, I went up to the eighth floor, the one clearly marked for leukemia. So it might sound odd...2 min read
Bone Marrow Transplant and A Thing Called GVHDWhen we hear the words bone marrow transplant, automatically, we know we are dealing with something serious. We also know if the doctor...1 min read
Surprised by a Nightmare About GVHD of the SkinBlood cancer survivors: Have you ever had a nightmare about relapsing? It wouldn’t be surprising if you did. I have had them for sure. Nightmares and flashbacks can be a sign of PTSD ...2 min read
Chutes and LaddersTwo months before my stem cell transplant, I happened upon some medical students' posters in one of the many lobbies in MD Anderson...2 min read
The "Good" CancerI have heard some people say non-Hodgkins follicular lymphoma (FL), is the “good” kind of cancer. I mean, yes and no. I don’t think there is any “good” cancer...3 min read
