September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018

Get Ready for Flu Season

When it comes to contagious diseases like the flu, CLL patients are among the most vulnerable to infection and serious complications. Due to an impaired immune system, however, the flu vaccine might not give them as much protection as healthy individuals receive. Nevertheless, the flu vaccine is highly recommended

September 21, 2018

The Impact of Diet on CLL

By Glenn Sabin – Patient The strong correlation between poor nutrition and the onset of cancer is now firmly established in the medical literature. You can read about nutrition as a modifiable risk factor—along with other core prevention measures such as smoking cessation, imaging, scopes, and vaccines—on major, credible

September 21, 2018

Are You A Long-Distance Caregiver? Get to Know Your Loved One’s Neighbors

By Clair Wentz Long-distance caregiving is not easy. When you are a caregiver for a loved one with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, there can be additional challenges. You may feel like you are not in the loop or helpless to give them the daily support they can need. By getting

September 21, 2018

Food for Thought and for hhealth… Jay’s Awesome Macrobiotic CLL Adventure!

By Jay M. Blatt – Patient I am just shy of 65 years old and have probably had CLL since 2012. My platelets had been spiraling down since around 2008. I was not officially diagnosed until January 2016, when I had horrible bronchitis as well as repeated cold sores,

September 21, 2018

Ryan Chappell’s Story: August 2018

By Ryan Chappell – Patient In October 2006, I asked my neighbor, a general practitioner, if he could check my cholesterol. It had been a year or two since the last test. He said “Sure, come on by the office”. A few days later, I went by there and

September 21, 2018

CLL … And Life Goes On

By Tom Bostock – Patient Did you ever have one of those days when it just didn’t pay to get out of bed; one of those kiss the door, slam your wife, put your pants to bed and hang over the chair days? Mine started eight years ago, when

September 21, 2018

Advance Care Planning for Those with CLL/SLL

By Edward Ratner, MD and Amber Koehler, PA-C My grandmother was a fiercely independent person. After my grandfather died suddenly in his 70s, she lived alone for several decades. She made fancy butter cookies and packed them in colorful tins for her grandchildren. She did the crossword puzzle every

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September 21, 2018

Get Ready for Flu Season

The Impact of Diet on CLL

Are You A Long-Distance Caregiver? Get to Know Your Loved One’s Neighbors

Food for Thought and for hhealth… Jay’s Awesome Macrobiotic CLL Adventure!

Ryan Chappell’s Story: August 2018

CLL … And Life Goes On

Advance Care Planning for Those with CLL/SLL

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