A diagnosis of cancer can be overwhelming. A cancer patient can face a wide range of challenges, both physically and emotionally. Offering support during this difficult time can make a significant difference. From simple acts of kindness to more subs...

The age-old thought process that “Everything Happens For A Reason”. Every accident, trauma, blip, process serves a greater purpose, a higher meaning. A Lesson. A Shift.True or not true? Who knows? How do you know? What if cancer happens and you just ...

My last chemo was on May 8th 2018. I expected to walk out of the infusion center elated and feeling complete after going through six months of grueling chemotherapy. Instead I almost threw up in the parking garage.When I had my lumpectomy on May...

I am reading a cancer forum like I do almost every morning. I had cancer and the accompanying treatments all of 2018 so I kind of feel like I have something to take to the table on those forums. Women who have just been diagnosed and are looking...

The prospect of chemotherapy can be daunting. We've seen so many movies of chemo patients who are bald, pasty gray, emaciated and throwing up. Chemo of today does not have to be that way.  For me and my Stage II Triple Positive treatment, I...

A Cancer Care Package: A Touch of Comfort and SupportCreated by a breast cancer survivor, a cancer care package filled with salves, balms and a special piece of jewelry can be a thoughtful and practical gift for a newly diagnosed cancer patient....

When faced with a cancer diagnosis, people often ask, "How can I help?" Finding the right response quickly can be challenging, so here are some suggestions to help you get started:Transportation: Driving to appointments, treatments or errandsApp...

Sometimes you go in for a scan and you know something is already wrong.Other times you go in and the results come out of nowhere.Either way, someone in a white coat says "You have cancer."From that moment, everything is turned upside down. Yo...

Cancer brings out lots of changes, things, people, feelings, disruptions, and just general overwhelming-ness. Regardless of the stage, it all seems to be the same.This is the time THE PERSON WITH CANCER is First.This will fly in the face of society. ...

Statistics show that there is minimal survival/recurrence differences between lumpectomy and mastectomy. One big fact that doesn’t seem to be public knowledge – cancer can come back if you have your breast (or breasts) completely removed. A mast...

"You are the only person I know who kept your hair despite going through chemotherapy,” a coworker said to me the other day.It’s not the first time she said it. It still filled her with wonderment that I accomplished that, even though it was four yea...

Complimentary Cancer TreatmentsThere is a big difference between Traditional Treatment, Complimentary Treatment and Alternative Medicine. This is about Complimentary Treatment that goes along side Traditional Medicine.Some of thes...

Radiation is designed to "mop up" any cancer cells remaining after chemotherapy and/or surgery. Sometimes it's needed, sometimes it's not. Here is a rundown of what I learned.To StartScheduling – First you will see the radiation oncologist for a...

Chemo 411This is designed to be read, put down, read some more, yelled at, cried at, referenced again. I am always open questions. Note, though, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. I don’t have any sort of medical anything except being o...

First off, I'm sorry you're here.There is life over the ledge. It will take time, but you will get your life back and it will not revolve around cancer as much. While it goes quick at first with all the scans and appointments, it settles into a routi...