The thing about breast cancer is this: the cancer originates in your breast. This simple fact is one reason why breast cancer is such an easy disease to exploit. October could just as well be called, Breast Awareness Month. Okay, that’s sarcasm, but in sarcasm there is always at least a grain of truth, right? …
Coping
Do you ever feel like a cancer misfit? If you do or ever have, you’re not alone. I have written about the walls in Cancer Land. The divisions. The rifts. The hierarchies. Today, let’s talk about fitting in, or rather, not fitting in.
When someone you care about is hurting, don’t try to be a fixer. If you’ve ever been in a dark place, emotionally speaking, or gone through tough times, was there someone who really came through for you and made a difference? Do you ever wonder why that one (or if you’re lucky, more than one) …
Endocrine therapy continues to be a topic of great interest to many readers. Information and feedback from women taking these drugs is lacking, hence this post. I updated and bundled my most relevant, helpful (hopefully) posts into this one. This makes access to the info a bit easier. It also makes this post long! To …
Post-cancer diagnosis, do you sometimes feel pressure to be an overachieving cancer patient? I am not, nor have I ever been called an overachiever, and this is okay with me. I don’t need to be the person who gets the most done in the shortest amount of time, earns the top prize, or whatever. Sure, …