WHEN TIME IS PRECIOUS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, THE LITTLE THINGS COUNT

A cancer survivor talks about how she has learned to appreciate the little things in her daily life. One of the things that irritates me the most about having chronic cancer is all the medical appointments that take so much precious time. When I complain, I feel guilty because so many people......

AS CANCER SURVIVORS WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE DROWNING DURING COVID -19

A cancer survivor explains how she feels like she’s living inside a nightmare with new COVID-19 variants appearing all the time, making her unable to see her family over the holidays. I have been writing about the double whammy of COVID-19 and cancer for survivors for way too long now. This nightmare began in......

THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT SAY TO A CANCER SURVIVOR

A cancer survivor discusses the hurtful words people say to cancer survivors and why they sting. I want to begin by saying I honestly do not think any of our friends or family say things to deliberately upset us. I also admit some of us are sensitive because of all we have......

WHAT WILL 2022 BRING FOR CANCER SURVIVORS FACING ANOTHER YEAR OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC?

A cancer survivor expresses the fears many survivors face with another year of staring down the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the time of year when we let go of the previous year and prepare for the New Year. For most of us, 2021 was another tough year after the unexpected pandemic shattered......

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WHILE CANCER MUTATIONS ARE SCARY, THEY OFFER HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

I have come to notice striking similarities between the variants of COVID-19 and the countless genetic mutations found in the cancer world, and all I can continue to do is hope for the future. I truly am beginning to hate the word “variant.” In 2020, our whole world changed, and we began......

I CAN’T STOP MOURNING THE WAY LIFE USED TO BE BEFORE COVID – 19

Going through the COVID-19 pandemic with a cancer diagnosis made me feel jittery, and I know that many others felt the same way, too. My personality has changed for the worse over the past several years. I constantly feel restless, jittery and distracted. I move from task to task without finishing one......

THE START OF 2022 SUCKED BUT I’M SLOWLY GETTING “BACK IN THE RACE”

Early 2022 was difficult for me, with the death of my dog and some difficult cancer-related situations, but thankfully, I know wonderful people who helped pull me out of my slump. We all have those ups and downs like a roller coaster in our lives. Frank Sinatra says it best in his......

WHILE I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN, THINK BEFORE SPEAKING TO CANCER SURVIVORS

Well-meaning comments can come off as bothersome — or even hurtful — to me as I navigate cancer. I know several of us bloggers have written articles about what not to say to cancer survivors. I want to write in more depth here about why some of these innocent comments can be......

CANCER EXACERBATED MY COVID-19 FATIGUE

I’ve experienced fatigue from cancer before but contracting COVID-19 took it to a whole other level. Fatigue is a word that appears repeatedly as a side effect or consequence of cancer and chemo. The dictionary definition is “feeling overtired, with low energy and a strong desire to sleep that interferes with normal......

BE KIND TO YOURSELF IN CANCER SURVIVORSHIP

I must remember to be kind to myself, and not compare my current abilities to my pre-cancer days. One of the hardest acts for cancer survivors to do is to be kind to themselves. We need to realize how we are impacted by our own thoughts as well as read about the......

I’M STILL ALIVE WITH CANCER, BUT I WANT MORE

Cancer and COVID-19 took away my yearly “benchmarks” of time, when I fly out to see friends and family. I usually try to be positive and upbeat when writing my articles for CURE and interacting with other people because I know the entire world needs that. But I also try to be......