leukemia

jude's leukemia story

in May of 2024, i was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. i've been in treatment for the disease ever since. it's been what the blogs call "a journey." highlights include three hospitalizations (so far), three bone marrow biopsies (so far), a six-hour nosebleed, 24-hour chemo infusions, too many transfusions to count, and 5 week delays in my chemo cycle.

i write about this in more detail in my chemozines series, if you're interested.

  • resources and organizations

    all of the organizations above are absolutely worth supporting if you have the capacity and interest.

  • supporting jude
    • donating to my gofundme is really helpful, because cancer is expensive, and my access to health insurance is tenuous at best because it's tied to the job i'm currently too sick to do.
    • my WeGotThis registry also has items that are useful and/or comforting to me as i go through treatment.
    • my Bookshop wishlist has a whole bunch of books on it, because reading is one of the few i'm consistently able to enjoy no matter how sick i am.

    don't feel obligated to do any of this, though! kind words and actionable threats against my misbehaving bone marrow are more than enough.