Unexpected Recurrence
But aren’t they all? This one really came out of the blue for me. I think it’s likely because it wasn’t discovered on my regular CT scan, and it wasn’t in a location that has ever been active before. It was so unexpected for me that I don’t think I really...
My Personal Experience cancer Clinical Trials – Part 1
I've said before that clinical trials gave me hope. Hope because there are new treatments being researched that have given me options outside of the standard of care chemotherapy. Not only have response rates been higher on the trials but the evolving science and...
Living in Fear of Recurrence
It’s not uncommon for cancer survivors to be live in fear of a recurrence when they finish treatment. Having a recurrence is the day that cancer survivors dread and, in some ways, anticipate. Living in fear and thinking about are two very different things...
cancer Podcast! Woven Together
Exciting News! In addition to this blog, I am co-hosting a podcast with a fellow survivor. Alexis is the stepdaughter of a friend whom I met because of cancer but has quickly become a friend. Alexis is cervical cancer survivor too. The podcast is Woven Together...
Battling cancer With Physical And Mental Strength
For years the words “battling” and “fighting” cancer have been uncomfortable to me. They seem so cliché. I recently read the post I did for MD Anderson’s Cancerwise publication written in 2016 where I talked about the terminology “battle”. Much of my discomfort with...
How To Be Helpful During A cancer Diagnosis
I'm often asked for ideas about how to be helpful during a cancer diagnosis. It's usually around the time that the person's friend or family member is starting treatment. There’s no one answer and there’s not an answer that’s right or wrong. The first thing...
Parenting Through Your cancer
My two sons have lived their lifetimes with cancer. At 23 and 19 they don’t know what it’s like to have a mom who doesn’t have cancer. Here's what I did to help my sons and what I would consider doing differently while parenting through cancer. Parents Have Surgery...
Telling Your Family and Friends You Have cancer
Telling my family and friends has been one of the hardest things I have had to do, in some cases worse than grueling cancer treatments. The first time I was diagnosed with cancer I didn’t realize the gravity of telling my family and friends about my diagnosis. ...
Changing The Power Of cancer
Why do We Give cancer More Power Than It Deserves? If you Google “cancer patient” words like “stage 4”, “dying”, and “sad” are some of the first you see. Wouldn’t it be great if the first words were “hope”, “survivor”, “research”? Why do we give cancer so much power?...
cancer Clinical Trial…Why Participate?
Why I Chose To Participate In A cancer Clinical Trial Let me start by saying I am not a medical professional. I am a patient, and these are my opinions, not the opinions of anyone mentioned in this article. Speaking to your doctor about your cancer clinical trial...
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