A personal reflection on loneliness during cancer and the quiet courage of daily life. I opened my eyes at 6:47 AM. No alarm. My body keeps its clock now. I get up when the pills are due, when my hip flares, or when my mind decides the night is over. Like every morning since my…
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Finding Your Tribe in the Cancer Journey, You’re Not Alone
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…
Read moreFinding Your Tribe in the Cancer Journey, You’re Not Alone
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…
Read moreFinding Strength When Life’s Battles Feel Unwinnable
Some days the path you walk seems carved straight up a mountain. Maybe your diagnosis shook you, leaving questions that echo through sleepless nights. You might be doing all that you can—trying every treatment, holding onto every hope—only to face setbacks that wear you down. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. So many live…
Read moreCompassion in a Digital World: A Digital World With No Mercy Comes One To Learn.
Introduction Most of all to our brothers and sisters who are finding their way down the weirdo road of needing cancer treatment in a we’re all-connected-but-everyone-is-too-busy-to-watch digital age. In a digital roar of rampant clamoring, amidst the perpetual self-promoting cacophony and competing calls-to-arms from all causes barraging to hijack focus in this world, who’s attention-deficit…
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