The language of cancer is always a hot topic in Cancer Land. There’s always discussion about it going on somewhere it seems; it’s one of those hot topics that keeps popping up. For example, you’ve probably seen a fair number of lists suggesting things one should or should not say to a person who’s been …
When a parent has cancer, it’s hard on the children no matter what their ages. I understand this truth from both sides of the cancer fence. I’ve been the “child”. I’ve been the parent. The view from both vantage points is pretty darn lousy. However, if you are the parent of young children or teenagers …
One thing I love about writing a blog is having the opportunity to share my space from time to time in order to share the stories of others. This is why I’m so pleased to feature friend and fellow advocate, Suzzann Cummings, in today’s guest post. Suzzann shares what it’s like for her living with …
I intentionally titled this post, “when doctors seem dismissive” rather when doctors are dismissive. Most doctors are anything but dismissive. Overall, my doctors have been great, and this post is not intended to be a criticism of any doctor in particular.
Shortly after my mother died from metastatic breast cancer, I started a list of things I learned, or more aptly, things I observed from the whole experience of loss. Doing so was sort of out of character for me as I’m not a list person, as Dear Hubby will attest to. He makes lists for …