Have you ever wanted to be some place, but you couldn’t be there for whatever reason? Who hasn’t, right? That’s how I’m feeling right about now. Where do I want to be?
Cancer
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 …
Lymphedema, sorting through the confusion – 7 tips to help There still seems to be a fair amount of confusion out there about lymphedema in general, the true risk of developing it during or after breast cancer treatment, and about preventative measures a patient should adopt as part of her/his lifestyle. Things are improving, but …
March 6, 2013 marks five years since my mother died from metastatic breast cancer. Sometimes it seems like it was only yesterday. Sometimes it seems like ages ago. As it should, time continues on. Time stops for no one. Five years feels like one of those memorable markers, one of those milestones in the grieving …