Navigating Challenges as They Come: Resilience for Caregivers
What happens when a resilience expert becomes the caregiver? When a loved one is diagnosed with blood cancer, you’re suddenly balancing fear, advocacy, and everyday life all at once.
In this episode, we sit down with Karen Reivich, PhD, a resilience expert, caregiver, and wife of a lymphoma survivor. Karen opens up about the reality of supporting her husband through treatment and a clinical trial, sharing invaluable lessons on managing uncertainty, accepting help, and caring for yourself while caring for someone you love.
DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT (https://thebloodline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/TBL-E223-Caregiver.pdf)
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Mentioned on this episode:
Caregiver support (http://www.lls.org/support/caregiver-support)
Caregiver Workbook (https://lls.org/support-resources/caregiver-support/caregiver-workbook)
Caregiver Chat (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/online-chats#Caregivers)
Clinical Trial Support Center (http://www.lls.org/ctsc)
Additional Blood Cancer United Support Resources:
Information Specialists (http://www.lls.org/support/information-specialists)
Free Nutrition Consultations (https://bloodcancerunitednutrition.org/)
Nutrition Handbook for Parents (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/publications/booklet/nutrition-handbook-parents-feeding-your) Free telephone/web patient programs (http://www.lls.org/webcasts)
SHARE web series (https://www.shareproject.org/)
Online videos (https://www.bloodcancerunited.org/programs)
Free booklets (http://www.lls.org/resource-center/download-or-order-free-publications)
Young Adult Resources (http://www.lls.org/YoungAdults)
Young Adult Online Chat (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/online-chats)
Support groups (http://www.lls.org/support/support-groups)
Patient Community (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/community)
Medical Debt Case Management Program (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/medicaldebt)
Financial support (https://www.lls.org/support-resources/financial-support)
Survivorship Workbook (https://www.lls.org/managing-your-cancer/survivorship-workbook)
Advocacy and Public Policy (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/advocacy)
Mental Health Resources (http://www.lls.org/mentalhealth)
The post Navigating Challenges as They Come: Resilience for Caregivers (https://thebloodline.org/228e223/) first appeared on The Bloodline with Blood Cancer United Podcast (https://thebloodline.org).
8 Oct 2026
Myeloma, Fatherhood, and Moving Forward
Brice Davis
After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age 31, Brice Davis faced challenges that extended far beyond treatment alone. Join us as he talks about balancing fatherhood, navigating mental health struggles, rebuilding after setbacks, and adjusting to life with a chronic blood cancer. Brice reflects on the importance of community, resilience, and focusing on what matters most while creating a fulfilling life after diagnosis.
DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT (https://thebloodline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/TBL-E227-Multiple-Myeloma.pdf)
CLICK HERE (https://thebloodline.org/episode-survey/?wpf11878_28=226e221&wpf11878_30=Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Four Olympics, One Unexpected Diagnosis) to participate in our episode survey.
Mentioned on this episode:
Multiple myeloma (https://bloodcancerunited.org/blood-cancer/myeloma)
Autologous stem cell transplant (https://bloodcancerunited.org/blood-cancer-care/adults/types-blood-cancer-treatment/stem-cell-transplantation/autologous)
CAR T-cell therapy (https://bloodcancerunited.org/blood-cancer-care/adults/types-blood-cancer-treatment/immunotherapy/chimeric-antigen-receptor-car-t-cell-therapy)
Lessons in Blood Cancer: How Far We Have Come – Myeloma (https://youtu.be/iHNW2SVQThA?si=Wi2JqcVbB-FKU3Sd)
Unite to Nourish: Dietary, Microbiome and Metabolism Evidence in Blood Cancers (Focus on Myeloma) Webcast (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/webcast/unite-nourish-dietary-microbiome-and-metabolism-evidence)
Young Adult Resources (http://www.lls.org/YoungAdults)
Young Adult Online Chat (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/online-chats)
Additional Blood Cancer United Support Resources:
Information Specialists (http://www.lls.org/support/information-specialists)
Free Nutrition Consultations (https://bloodcancerunitednutrition.org/)
Nutrition Handbook for Parents (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/publications/booklet/nutrition-handbook-parents-feeding-your) Free telephone/web patient programs (http://www.lls.org/webcasts)
Clinical Trial Support Center (http://www.lls.org/ctsc)
SHARE web series (https://www.shareproject.org/)
Online videos (https://www.bloodcancerunited.org/programs)
Free booklets (http://www.lls.org/resource-center/download-or-order-free-publications)
Caregiver support (http://www.lls.org/support/caregiver-support)
Caregiver Workbook (https://lls.org/support-resources/caregiver-support/caregiver-workbook)
Support groups (http://www.lls.org/support/support-groups)
Patient Community (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/community)
Medical Debt Case Management Program (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/medicaldebt)
Financial support (https://www.lls.org/support-resources/financial-support)
Survivorship Workbook (https://www.lls.org/managing-your-cancer/survivorship-workbook)
Advocacy and Public Policy (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/advocacy)
Mental Health Resources (http://www.lls.org/mentalhealth)
Episode supported by Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation; GSK plc; and Johnson & Johnson.
The post Myeloma, Fatherhood, and Moving Forward (https://thebloodline.org/227e227/) first appeared on The Bloodline with Blood Cancer United Podcast (https://thebloodline.org).
21 Sept 2026
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Four Olympics, One Unexpected Diagnosis
AJ Kitt
In this episode, four-time Olympic downhill skier AJ Kitt shares his diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and how revolutionary medical advances transformed an unsettling diagnosis into a manageable part of his everyday life.
AJ opens up about the initial shock of the news, the emotional toll it took on his young family, and how finding CML pioneer, Dr. Brian Druker, restored his confidence amid deep uncertainty. The conversation dives into his treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), the vital importance of self-advocacy, and how he continues to thrive as both an athlete and a ski coach. Tune in to hear why AJ believes that access to reliable information is the ultimate game-changer for anyone navigating a new CML diagnosis.
DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT (https://thebloodline.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/TBL-E221-CML.pdf)
CLICK HERE (https://thebloodline.org/episode-survey/?wpf11878_28=226e221&wpf11878_30=Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Four Olympics, One Unexpected Diagnosis) to participate in our episode survey.
Mentioned on this episode:
Chronic myeloid leukemia (https://bloodcancerunited.org/blood-cancer/leukemia/chronic-myeloid-leukemia-cml)
CML podcast with Dr. Druker (https://thebloodline.org/100-e95/)
Hematology Horizons vlog episode: Blood cancer care close to home (https://youtu.be/pJYMAchwYBA?si=DcZOpuJlfWxB-GnQ)
Shared Decision Making Chronic Leukemias (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/video/shared-decision-making-chronic-leukemias)
CML programs (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/webcasts-videos?title=&field_video_type=All&field_audience_target_id=All&field_topic_taxonomy=All&field_disease_taxonomy=72861&language=en&sort_bef_combine=field_video_date_time_value_DESC)
Additional Blood Cancer United Support Resources:
Information Specialists (http://www.lls.org/support/information-specialists)
Free Nutrition Consultations (https://bloodcancerunitednutrition.org/)
Nutrition Handbook for Parents (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/educational-resources/publications/booklet/nutrition-handbook-parents-feeding-your) Free telephone/web patient programs (http://www.lls.org/webcasts)
Clinical Trial Support Center (http://www.lls.org/ctsc)
SHARE web series (https://www.shareproject.org/)
Online videos (https://www.bloodcancerunited.org/programs)
Free booklets (http://www.lls.org/resource-center/download-or-order-free-publications)
Young Adult Resources (http://www.lls.org/YoungAdults)
Young Adult Online Chat (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/online-chats)
Caregiver support (http://www.lls.org/support/caregiver-support)
Caregiver Workbook (https://lls.org/support-resources/caregiver-support/caregiver-workbook)
Support groups (http://www.lls.org/support/support-groups)
Patient Community (https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/patients/community)
Medical Debt Case Management Program (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/medicaldebt)
Financial support (https://www.lls.org/support-resources/financial-support)
Survivorship Workbook (https://www.lls.org/managing-your-cancer/survivorship-workbook)
Advocacy and Public Policy (http://www.bloodcancerunited.org/advocacy)
Mental Health Resources (http://www.lls.org/mentalhealth)
The post Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Four Olympics, One Unexpected Diagnosis (https://thebloodline.org/226e221/) first appeared on The Bloodline with Blood Cancer United Podcast (https://thebloodline.org).
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