I’ll be honest. Watching your abilities fade can crush your spirit. You built your identity around what you could do. Your job. Your strength. Your steady hands. Your ability to carry the load for your family. You were the one people counted on. Now tremors, fatigue, or brain fog may pull you back. Tasks that…
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Compassionatevoices Articles and Blog
Joy Remains Alive
There was a day I laughed so hard at something ridiculous on TV that, for a moment, I forgot I was sick. Then I came back to myself. Wait, am I allowed to have fun? Is there some rule that says I have to be miserable once everything has fallen apart? The guilt came fast….
Read moreLab results made simple, what CBC and CMP numbers usually mean during treatment
You open the portal, and there they are, rows of numbers that look like a math test you didn’t study for. It’s a strange moment, quiet and loud at the same time. During Cancer treatment, lab work can feel like a weekly verdict. But most of the time, your CBC and CMP aren’t judging you….
Read moreThe exact words I use to tell friends what to say (and what not to say) after a cancer update
After a cancer update, silence can feel like a closed door. But the wrong words can feel like someone barging in, moving your furniture, and telling you where your fear should go. If you’re the one living with Cancer, you already carry enough. You shouldn’t also have to coach everyone in your life through their…
Read moreWhat Cancer Has Taught Me About Myself
I didn’t expect to become a student again at this stage of my life. But cancer doesn’t ask permission before it starts teaching. Six years into this journey, I’m still discovering things about myself I never knew. Some of them surprise me. Some of them I wish I didn’t have to learn. All of them…
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