Tee Talks Myeloma Articles
When Illness Becomes Identity… and Then Becomes Purpose
At one point, being a patient felt like all I was.
But I learned I am still me, even in this journey.
What once felt heavy
now carries purpose.
CRAB. Is It Seafood or a Medical Term?
March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, and it always reminds me how important it is to talk about the signs our bodies give us. When I first heard the term CRAB, I wondered if we were talking about seafood or something medical. In the myeloma world, CRAB represents key symptoms of the disease. In my own journey, bone damage and anemia were some of the ways my body was trying to tell me something was wrong. This is why awareness matters. Sometimes our bodies speak long before we understand what they are saying.
My Costco Journey
Shopping at Costco is one of the things that has brought me so much joy in the midst of dealing with cancer. You may ask why? Well, there are a few reasons. Reason number one is that taking a stroll around Costco reminds me of my old self before cancer. There aren't...