It’s an honor and pleasure to share the next #MetsMonday Featured Post. If you missed any of the others, click here and work your way back. The four posts previously featured have been so good. Thank you, ladies. This one is from Susan F (she wishes to keep her full name private). Susan was diagnosed …
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13 tips to help manage side effects from aromatase inhibitors. I frequently get emails from dear readers and others about the dreaded drugs we love to hate, aromatase inhibitors. The topic is a common thread when subscribers share why they signed up for my newsletters. These drugs are on the minds of a lot of …
I’m pleased to share the next #MetsMonday featured post by Mary S. Foti. This one covers a lot of ground. Mary shares about being a caregiver for her mother, being diagnosed with breast cancer herself, discovering she is BRCA2+, loss, survivor guilt, her advocacy work regarding EOL choices and yes, being told she had the …
So, what exactly does beating cancer mean anyway? Of course, words are far from perfect, no matter what you’re talking about. I get that. We gravitate toward the familiar when searching for words in Cancer Land, too. We grab words we hear most often and spew them out often without giving them a whole lot …
What is chemo-induced flushing? When I learned chemo was to be part of my cancer treatment plan, the side effect I worried most about was losing my hair. That one definitely topped my worry list. Call me vain. I did/do not care. Next on my worry list was feeling sick. I did not want to …