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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Redefining Who You Are
I am not my cancer. Still, some days, cancer is all people see. I get it because I’ve lived it. When serious illness shows up, it doesn’t knock. It barges in. It can swallow the rooms you used to fill with ease. At family gatherings, you become “the sick one.” People lower their voices. Friends…
Read moreA Letter to Anyone Navigating the Unknown: Cancer lessons on fear, hope, and quiet courage.
What do you learn about yourself when life breaks open? When the test results come back, and the ground shifts, you meet parts of yourself you never asked to meet. This is for anyone living in that space. It speaks to fear, to hope, to the quiet work of getting through a day. If you…
Read moreA Letter to Anyone Navigating the Unknown: Cancer lessons on fear, hope, and quiet courage.
What do you learn about yourself when life breaks open? When the test results come back, and the ground shifts, you meet parts of yourself you never asked to meet. This is for anyone living in that space. It speaks to fear, to hope, to the quiet work of getting through a day. If you…
Read moreThanksgiving, Courage, and Quiet Joy: Finding Meaning When Cancer Changes the Day
What does Thanksgiving mean when life is heavy? As the national holiday in the United States centered on giving thanks, it is called Thanksgiving, Bravery, and Quiet Joy: Finding Meaning on a Day When Cancer Changes Things What does Thanksgiving mean when life is heavy? If you are undergoing treatment, in remission, or waiting for…
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