In the realm of wonder and awe, Where dogs with noses keen and raw, There exists a gift beyond belief, Detect the unseen, a genuine relief. Through studies and research so profound, We marvel at their remarkable sense, Cancer detection, a feat so profound, Their contribution is immense. With a sniff, a nuzzle, and a…
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How I Stopped Catastrophizing: Practical Mindfulness That Brought Me Back
Worry can swallow a day before it begins. If you have faced cancer, you know how the mind can race ahead to the worst or replay the past in sharp detail. This is a story about learning to live in the only place life actually happens, the present moment. It is not a quick fix….
Read moreYou May Never Get an Answer to “Why Me?”
It is okay that you do not have an answer. We are searching for answers about our lives, retracing steps and examining choices in hopes of finding the reason, explanation, or thing that makes sense out of this senseless diagnosis. The “why” we desperately seek isn’t found by looking backward. It is discovered by looking…
Read moreBrothers and Sisters in Battle: The Unexpected Gift of Connection
There’s something profoundly ordinary about a hospital waiting room. Fluorescent lights hum overhead. Magazines from three months ago sit dog-eared on side tables. The clock on the wall ticks forward with mechanical indifference. You show up, you change your clothes, you wait for your turn—day after day after day.This was my reality during radiation treatment—a…
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The Man in the Waiting Room
He was sitting there when I walked in, just another person in a hospital gown waiting for his name to be called. We exchanged the casual “hello” that strangers offer each other in shared spaces. But there was something different about this hello. It carried weight. Recognition. An unspoken understanding that we were both members of a club nobody volunteers to join.
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