When my cancer treatment was all said and done, I needed to believe, with no doubts or regrets, that I fought an intelligent and powerful ...

The mountain climbing image I chose for this blog says it all. That’s how I felt starting radiation only four weeks after a double mastectomy ...

At first, when I agreed to radiation, I didn’t give it much thought, and then I searched the internet and woke up to reality. Radiation ...

Cancer is emotional beyond description. Your heart matters, and the matters of your heart affect your process and your outcome. You don’t have to be ...

Chemo is complex. It just is. For starters, consider the infusion process itself–how detailed and intentional every step is. My clinic was meticulous, as I’m ...

Where did the expression “blaze a trail” come from? Based on an old Norse noun for “blaze” (a white mark on a horse’s face), in ...

When starting chemo, you may be tired already for lack of sleep, because, let’s be honest, chemo is scary. But I encourage you to feel ...

Chemo is intimidating, but, with smart preparation and determination to win the battle, you can walk into your first day ready to give it everything ...

Recently one morning arriving at my office, I grabbed an umbrella to shield me from a sudden deluge pounding outside my car and streaming through ...

There’s a defining time in the cancer journey,a moment called brokenness,when you feel small and incapable,when the outcome looks dismal,and when all seems lost. It’s ...

When cancer’s got you down, it’s how you get back up that matters. Here are 7 ways to do that:1. Appreciate battles already won.When you ...

Lots of things in life “take a village.” Although originally a Nigerian proverb about children, it can certainly apply to cancer treatment as well, the ...

One day during chemo, I hit “the wall” — that dark moment people describe as the one they thought they couldn’t possibly climb. To describe ...

Cancer is a dream stealer. We all have dreams, but when something threatens our longevity, we wonder if we should even bother. I’m saying to ...

Have you ever tried to dislodge a stubborn shrub? I have, and it wasn’t pretty. All disheveled, sweaty, and dirty, I strangled, yanked and cranked ...