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CLL Covid-19 Update

Posted by: Denise on: August 3, 2020

An August 3rd, 2020 update on how to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and CLL.

CLL & COVID-19: What to Do!

Posted by: Denise on: March 18, 2020

I’m always dishing out advise, so I will share my take on CLL and COVID-19 here. If you have the CLL diagnosis, be careful! I’m not sure we have the immune system to fight off COVID-19. I read one CLL doctor’s recommendation to get IGIV (immunoglobulin by IV) if you get sick, to build your […]

CLL: Facing the Fear and Loneliness

Posted by: Denise on: March 31, 2019

Believe me, you are not alone in having fear of CLL! Here are a few suggestions that have worked for me.

Living Well with CLL —
the Movie Part 1

Posted by: Denise on: June 6, 2018

If you’re interested in more CLL alternative health videos, here is video #1. (I know, I know, this is my second posting of a CLL video; I posted out of order. Please forgive my inexperience at becoming a movie “professional.”) In this movie, I introduce Teresa, who came with her husband, Keith, to visit us […]

For whatever reason, when I was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia by my original hematologist, he advised that I keep the news to myself. “It’s stage zero. You have no symptoms; you look healthy. So there’s really no reason to tell everyone you know—unless you want to.” Unless you want to. I had no […]

CLL Leukemia Diagnosis: Overcoming the Fear

Posted by: Denise on: November 30, 2010

Like many CLL diagnosis “victims,” I experienced sadness, grieving, easy tears, insomnia, and morbid thoughts. I was overcome by negative thoughts and FEAR. Fear of dying. Fear of death. Fear of leaving my family behind. This made me overwhelmingly sad.