I didn’t feel ill when I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The only reason I went to the doctor in the first place was because I’d finally started a full-time job with benefits after graduating from college, and I figured I’d take advantage of my health insurance and get a physical exam for the first time in years.
The actual physical was what you’d expect and took hardly any time at all. I gave a vial of blood for...
No one expects to hear she has breast cancer two months after turning 30. I didn’t.
I danced flamenco, exercised frequently, was neither...
Fighting cancer is truly a team effort. But what happens when the caregiver of the team is no longer the caregiver? What happens when your...
In 2013, my role at MD Anderson changed when my husband was diagnosed with stage three diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Now I wasn't just a...
The room is kept cold and dim, but it's not for medicine or lab samples.
Instead, this helps maintain the archives in the Historical...
A year ago, I started working at MD Anderson, and every day has been an amazing journey.
I've heard people say that they want to...
The room is quiet. Soft light streams through the shaded windows. A soothing voice breaks the silence and addresses the cancer patients and...
In 2011, I was diagnosed with aggressive metastatic prostate cancer. Because of this, my doctors had very little hope I would still be here...