Leukemia

Hi, my name is MCMC.

#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety #Migraine #Cancer #Leukemia

We all have those books that hit us really hard—those books that make us think and have an impact on our lives. Here are two books that did so for me:

1.“The Honest Truth” by Dan Gemeinhart

In all the ways that matter, Mark is a “normal” kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams of climbing a mountain one day. But in one important way, Mark is not like other kids at all. Mark is sick. The kind of sick that means hospitals. And treatments. The kind of sick some people never get better from. So Mark runs away. He leaves home with his camera, his notebook, his dog, and a plan to reach the top of Mount Rainier—even if it's the last thing he ever does. “The Honest Truth” is a rare and extraordinary novel about big questions, small moments, and the incredible journey of the human spirit.

2.“Side Effects May Vary” by Julie Murphy

For fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell comes this powerful novel about a girl with cancer who creates a take-no-prisoners bucket list that sets off a war at school—only to discover she's gone into remission. When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, she vows to spend her final months righting wrongs. So she convinces her best friend, Harvey, to help her with a crazy bucket list that's as much about revenge as it is about hope. But just when Alice's scores are settled, she goes into remission, and now she must face the consequences of all she's said and done. Contemporary realistic fiction readers who love romantic stories featuring strong heroines will find much to savor in this standout debut.

#themightyreaders #Cancer

Hi, my name is BabyGirl1986. I'm here because
My son passed away at 23 years old with Acute Myloid Leukemia, diagnosed in April and passed away in September. My heart is broken and my life is shattered, I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing now. #MightyTogether

How do you cope with having a family member who has #Leukemia ? How did you feel when you found out?
I found out a family member has it on Thanksgiving this year and I cried a lot. I was also angry and later appreciated that they chose to keep it from me since April when they were diagnosed. Looking back now I know that mentally and emotionally I would not have been able to handle that news. When I first found out I had so many questions and emotions running through me. How do I help them? How painful is it? Is it terminal? How long will this last? How often do they have to go for treatment? Is the treatment painful? Why do they get infections from the ports? Etc., etc... it's endless. I still have little answers to this.