Lymphedema is another reason for self-advocacy alright. As a follow up to the previous great guest post by Jan, I decided to share a little about my limited knowledge and experience with lymphedema. This is an important topic that is not given nearly enough attention. I read somewhere that every woman (and man) who has had breast …
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The following is a guest post by Jan Hasak. Jan is a breast cancer survivor, mother, attorney (presently inactive), author, motivational speaker, volunteer, advocate and someone I am happy to call a friend of mine. Jan was also recently diagnosed with mets. Lymphedema is another one of those words I’m not sure I had even heard of before my …
Sometimes those of us in the breast cancer blogosphere are accused of taking things too seriously and maybe we do at times; with our permanently altered viewpoint from cancer world, it’s hard sometimes not to. How can you possibly be upset about a tiny bottle of perfume you might wonder? Last week when I heard about …
It’s okay to feel your anger, maybe even necessary. I am not an angry person. Anyone who knows me would say this is true, but of course, I certainly get angry from time to time. Who doesn’t? Sometimes anger is a bit misunderstood in Cancer Land. It’s one of those “forbidden” emotions, which is silly …
I am not an athlete, never have been, never will be. I can play a mean game of table tennis and badminton. Hey, they count! When I was in school, I did not like phy ed class – at all! Often the phy ed teacher allowed captains to pick their teams. Luckily, I had good …