It feels great to finish chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation, but this is only one step in the journey. After treatment is over, survivors enter a new phase full of questions about their health, lifestyle, and how to plan. Both cancer survivors and their caregivers need to take survivorship seriously and with purpose to ensure the…
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How to Ask for Help
Learning that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness People in our culture admire those who seem to be able to handle things on their own. Asking for help may feel like giving up. When we need help, a lot of us learn early on that it’s often considered a weakness, as…
Read moreFind Meaning in Life as a Cancer Survivor
When you hear the words “you have cancer,” time appears to stop. There are only treatment programs, doctor’s appointments, and the long fight for your life left. What happens once the fight is ended, though? when the last treatment session is completed and the last scan is clear? For many survivors, this question can be…
Read moreMaking Cancer Your Friend: A New Way of Looking at Things
When we hear the word “cancer,” we often think of a conflict. Talk programs display shaky recordings of a hero in bandages telling their experiences, and publications talk about brave people who beat the sickness. People say things like “squashing tumors,” “crushing cells,” and “finally putting it in the past” all the time. Because of…
Read moreAlways Look on the Bright Side of Life
In the early hours of the day or during the stillness that follows a storm, I’ve learned that each day comes with unique challenges, and sometimes even grief. It feels like sorrow clings as tightly as fog blankets fields in the morning. Beneath the surface of difficulties, however, life is full of gentle promise. The…
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