Hearing you have waldenstrom macroglobulinemia can be overwhelming, upsetting and hard to understand.

It is important you know that:

I don’t sweat the small stuff. I tell people I love them and I mean it. I embrace all life has to offer. This is life after cancer.  

I must say that I am deeply indebted to medical science and to the researchers, specialists, doctors, nurses, technicians, and many other healthcare professionals, and I will be forever grateful to all those unsung heroes who donate their own blood.

Life continues with all the usual plus unusual (chronic health) issues, but it does continue. In our house a favourite statement is “Mum’s still on the right side of the grass!” Still available for hugs, laughter and goofy “Mom-isms”!

The uncertainties were intimidating, but, with the support from my family and friends, they helped me get through the “hiccups”, and the emotional rollercoaster during treatment.