When you hear the doctor say, “You have cancer,” everything changes. I vividly recall that moment. I remember the doctor telling me I had stage 3 bone marrow cancer. I sat in an office. I knew I felt sick. I had felt sick for several weeks. Still, knowing and truly knowing differ. The diagnosis made…
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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 moreThis Is What Bravery Looks Like (Living Fully With Cancer)
What if Bravery is not about the diagnosis at all, but about what you choose after it? When cancer arrives, it does not ask your permission. It drops into your life without warning and without care for your plans. The brave act is deciding to live anyway, to keep showing up, to keep loving people,…
Read moreThis Is What Bravery Looks Like (Living Fully With Cancer)
What if Bravery is not about the diagnosis at all, but about what you choose after it? When cancer arrives, it does not ask your permission. It drops into your life without warning and without care for your plans. The brave act is deciding to live anyway, to keep showing up, to keep loving people,…
Read moreThis Is What Bravery Looks Like
What if Bravery is not about the diagnosis at all, but about what you choose after it? When cancer arrives, it does not ask your permission. It drops into your life without warning and without care for your plans. The brave act is deciding to live anyway, to keep showing up, to keep loving people,…
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