The striking parallels between the cancer and covid-19 experiences are real and worth talking about. The parallels between experiencing cancer and experiencing the global pandemic are truly striking. Many in Cancer Land have been observing, discussing and writing about them since this coronavirus situation exploded. Like others, I’ve been mulling over the parallels too. They …
Coping
Fear and anxiety are emotions we in Cancer Land are quite familiar with. Others have written about the parallels between dealing with cancer and dealing with a pandemic. This post is not about those parallels. This post is about fear, cancer or no cancer. It’s important to note that fear and anxiety are not the …
This was supposed to be the post in which I revealed (finally) what I was going to do about my implant rupture situation and when I was going to do it. I guess I can still share the decision part. As for the when part, well, who knows when that’ll be. My surgery was supposed …
Do you have certain dates etched into your mind that always take you back? Some dates represent good memories and some, like cancer-reminder trigger dates, do not. What do you do with your cancer-reminder trigger dates? Cancer-reminder trigger dates might be your finding a lump day, biopsy day, diagnosis day, first oncology appointment day, lumpectomy/mastectomy …
Cancer-related fatigue can be challenging to deal with, but there are strategies to help. But first… What word first comes to mind when you hear someone mention the “f” word? Okay, after that one. And on a side note, since cancer, do you find that your tongue has loosened just a bit? If you know …