I've been doing a lot of "surviving" over the past four years. And while surviving a cancer diagnosis and treatment is unquestionably the most difficult thing I have ever done, surviving life beyond it isn't always a picnic in the park either. Don't get me
When I found out I was moving to Great Britain, I was excited to experience some of the staples of the British food culture. These included the familiar ones, like shepherds pie, bangers and mash, and of course fish and chips. Imagine my surprise when
Annie Parker lost both her mother and sister to breast cancer. She went on to survive three different cancers herself and became one of a small group of North American women first tested for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, learning she carried the gene mutation.
Emily Calvo is a freelance creative director/copywriter whose clients include design firms, advertising agencies, corporations, publishers and non-profit organizations. She has survived both breast and APL leukemia. Her cancers gave her the courage to publish her book, Lending Color to the Otherwise Absurd, a combination
CONGRATULATIONS! You survived! Now what? All your attention and energy had been focused on surviving. You had a clear purpose. And then suddenly, you arrived! Now you can get on with your life. But everything has changed! If not now, when will you create your
Present a cancer diagnosis to even the most psychologically stable and otherwise physically healthy person, and it is going to take some time and effort for that person to process the information effectively. But if the patient also has substance abuse issues, the situation becomes
Mirchelle Louis is the CEO of Cancer Support Community North Texas. This piece, which appeared in The Dallas Morning News on March 9, 2015, is a fabulous perspective on why managing cancer survivorship also needs to be a priority of the medical world. *** When acclaimed filmmaker
There are three phases of Pilates for breast cancer survivors. The goal of Phase 1, the Protective Phase, is to ensure tissue healing without sacrificing range of motion and flexibility of the chest and arm. In these exercises, only move your arms to shoulder height or 90° and during
The “Survivors Talk” series is designed to give our readers a chance to ask a clinical therapist, survival specialist, and sister survivor questions about paddling the muddy waters of survivorship. Dear Cindy, I feel stuck and lost after my cancer. Everything is messed up and I am
Award-winning songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Mary Sue Englund has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for more than a dozen years. A Minnesota native, this passionate tunesmith has penned four full-length albums to date, and is finishing her fifth. But her world was rocked