There's a list of things we're supposed to do as good patients. And then, there's the reality of living with cancer and doing the best we can.
What it Takes to be a Good Patient
Tag: test anxiety
Test Anxiety & Why I Love the Sisterhood
Today I drove myself to the breast center for a mammogram and ultrasound of my left breast. There was no drama caused by a horrible technician, like the first time I went for a mammogram after my mastectomy. Everyone was professional, pleasant and sensitive. No, this time the drama was raging inside my head. I [...]
Cancer Survivor Friendship & Laughter
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." Khalil Gibran
The Survivor’s Nest
Now that we've cleared our bedrooms of emotional and physical clutter, it's time to focus on the bed. Much more than a piece of furniture, your bed is the center of your private universe. It's the place we return to at the end of the day to relax and surrender to sleep. For anyone living a [...]
Coming out of Cancer Depression: Giving Back by Supporting Others Helps Me Heal Too
We’ve all been there – wounded by the anxiety of testing, shocked by the diagnosis, disabled by the surgeries and treatments, so ridden with cancer fatigue that we barely function. We keep going with the support of others, but we have nothing to give. The best I could muster to express the undying gratitude I [...]
Where We Go Now 