Category: Compassionate Voices Articles and Blog

Image Source: Unsplash ‍ Many people deal with the diagnosis of cancer as it’s a very personal and emotional experience. This can make the after-effects of treatment feel more difficult than they are. It is important to understand that although you might not be able to control how your body reacts to treatment, you can…

Photo byDebEditor onPixabay ‍ We’ve all been there. You’re having a bad day and you can’t seem to snap out of it. You leave that place, but you always carry the sadness with you. That place is called your mind and it has the power to bring you down in a moment or lift you…

Image Source: FreeImages ‍ You may not think that you would ever be able to read a book about cancer, but reading will change your perspective on life and make you a stronger person in the end. We all have our fears, and sometimes it can feel like nothing is worth getting up for. But…

Photo bynarciso1 onPixabay ‍ What do you know about remission? Did you know that it’s one of the most beautiful words known to man or is it? The word ‘remission’ means “a cessation from anything” and it can be used as either a noun or an adjective. For instance, someone with eczema may experience a…

Image Source: FreeImages ‍ When a patient with cancer receives treatment, the hope is that it will help eliminate or shrink the tumor so that it can no longer spread. But sometimes treatments fail — which is why so many more people are diagnosed with cancer than we actually have access to treatment for it….