What you lose to cancer that you may never want back I used to worry about almost everything. A traffic jam made me tense. A bad haircut could ruin my week. I worried about whether people liked me, whether I was doing enough, and whether my yard looked better than my neighbor’s. Then cancer showed…
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Peripheral neuropathy from chemo, daily habits that protect hands and feet
Some side effects announce themselves loudly. Others creep in, quiet as fog. Chemo peripheral neuropathy often starts that way, a faint tingling in your toes, a strange numbness in your fingertips, a sense that your body’s “wires” are misreading the world. If you’re in treatment, newly diagnosed with Cancer, or living in remission, you may…
Read moreSteroid mood swings, a family-friendly plan for sleep, irritability, and “not feeling like yourself”
Some days, Cancer treatment asks you to be brave in big ways. Other days, it asks for a smaller kind of courage, like noticing you snapped at someone you love, then admitting, “I don’t feel like myself.” If you’re taking steroids (often dexamethasone or prednisolone) and you’re dealing with steroid mood swings, restless nights, or…
Read moreOne Gentle Step at a Time: Small Victories During Cancer Treatment
Following a cancer diagnosis, when you’re in cancer treatment, it’s easy to think progress only counts if it comes with a big moment: a clear scan, a finished round of chemo, a strong lab result. Those things matter, of course. But they aren’t the only way forward. Here’s something worth holding onto: you don’t have…
Read moreOne Gentle Step at a Time: Small Victories During Cancer Treatment
When you’re in cancer treatment, it’s easy to think progress only counts if it comes with a big moment: a clear scan, a finished round of chemo, a strong lab result. Those things matter, of course. But they aren’t the only way forward. Here’s something worth holding onto: you don’t have to track your healing…
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