Columns

December 7, 2018December 11, 2018

Young People Give Me Hope

Columns, Things That Give Me Hope - a Column by Bob McEachern

I’m 51. That puts me firmly in “middle age” territory. And that’s a strange place to be for a follicular lymphoma (FL) patient. I was diagnosed at 40. Most people ... Read more

December 3, 2018November 29, 2018

Surrender to the Seasons of Your Life

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

There is a photograph from my childhood of my father in a furry-tailed Davy Crockett hat, standing behind my sister who is wrapped in a puffy red jacket, and me, ... Read more

November 19, 2018November 16, 2018

Learning How to Face My Lymphoma Relapse

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

For some reason, it has been harder to write about this time. The last time I went through this, the words just seemed to spill out of me like a ... Read more

November 2, 2018November 1, 2018

I Find Hope in Cancer-themed Humor

Columns, Things That Give Me Hope - a Column by Bob McEachern

I have a confession: I like cancer humor. I would share a cancer joke, but I know it’s not everyone’s thing. Some people are offended by it. Some are saddened ... Read more

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

Choosing Courage While Fighting Back Against Cancer

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

This past week has felt like a dream. Like a stretched-out, elongated dream from which I’m waiting to wake up. I feel as if an entire lifetime has passed by ... Read more

October 8, 2018October 5, 2018

Embracing the Insecurity

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

I had initially planned for this week’s column to be about confidence. I was going to write about some of the big changes that have recently happened in my life, ... Read more

October 5, 2018October 4, 2018

We Need to Talk About Survival Statistics

Columns, Things That Give Me Hope - a Column by Bob McEachern

“How much time do I have?” When we’re diagnosed, that’s one of the first questions we ask. We want a number. But in my 10-plus years as a follicular lymphoma ... Read more

September 24, 2018September 21, 2018

Reclaiming the ‘C’ Word

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

There’s nothing quite as mood-killing as mentioning the “c” word at a party. No really, you should try it sometime. Next time you’re out at a bar or a social ... Read more

September 10, 2018September 6, 2018

Living with Fear

Columns, Life After Lymphoma: A Young Warrior's Guide to Recovery - a Column by Michelle Raphaella Fredman

When I was a child, fear came in many forms. It was the dark abyss beneath my bed and the ominous depths of the formidable ocean. Fear was evil witches, ... Read more

September 7, 2018September 6, 2018

In Praise of Support Groups

Columns, Things That Give Me Hope - a Column by Bob McEachern

“My doctor told me, ‘If we can keep someone alive for 5 years, we can keep them alive for 50.’” Someone wrote that in a post in an online support ... Read more