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Often, on a Sunday morning, I’ll head over to the display of candles at my church and light one in memory of someone in my life that has passed away. Lighting a candle reminds me, when I’m grieving, that God is light. Even in times of great darkness, like in death, God is light. My […]
Have you ever tried to get away from cancer? To spend some time away from the disease that has already taken up so much of your life? To give your psyche a reprieve from all the negatives that cancer conjures up?
I have.
Yes, me. A woman dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness, I tried to […]
All that talk about PTSD last week had me thinking … when does one cross the line from being down to being depressed and needing professional help? Well, I received some answers to that question from Dr. Rausch at Massachusetts General Hospital:
“It may be hard to know exactly when some down mood becomes depression or […]
As you might know if you read my post yesterday on PTSD and breast cancer, yesterday was theme day for b5media’s Health and Wellness channel — each of the bloggers on the channel wrote a post recognizing mental health month — here’s the round-up provided by Alicia at Mental Health Notes. I just wanted to […]
I remember the first time someone put one of these rubber pink awareness bracelets on my wrist. I was at a friend’s for a New Year’s Eve party. I’d just completed my first treatment protocol (a partial mastectomy followed by seven weeks of radiation therapy) and I’d started taking my Tamoxifen. I wasn’t quite ready […]
On any give day you might find yourself speaking to a survivor when things suddenly go sour. Especially if you are married to the guy or gal. Let me share with you what just happened to me.
Scene: I’m in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the kids before school. My husband calls from his hotel room […]
Yesterday afternoon, a dear friend of mine and one of my primary 2006 caretakers told me that her mother received a breast cancer diagnosis that morning.
My first reaction? ‘Oh, no … not another one!’
Why am I always surprised when I hear that someone else has been diagnosed? For God’s sake, the National Cancer Institute estimates […]
Someone you love has cancer. They didn’t choose it, it just happened, and they have to live with it. Thing is … your life is forever changed with that diagnosis as well. The minute they were diagnosed, you became a cancer caregiver.
If you live with the patient, well, you really have no choice — you […]
In honor of the fact that today is April 15th — a day that loomed in many people’s minds as a major deadline and milestone, I’d like to share this ‘Top 11 Ways to Know You Are a Cancer Survivor’ written by Emily Hollenberg in 1998 when she was 4-year breast cancer survivor. Enjoy!
Top 11 […]
Nothing breaks a momma’s heart more than the knowledge that her children are suffering.
When a momma’s cancer causes her children to suffer … it’s barely bearable.
When a child’s continual pain comes out in his schoolwork catching a momma by surprise … it’s horrific.
More than a year has passed since my last surgery; I’ve regained my […]
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Written by Karen Lynch [email] for b5media.
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