A Christmas Memory (2007)

A Christmas Memory (2007)

By Christmas, I was deep into treatment and really feeling it. I was green, swollen, and I looked awful. The beginning of chemotherapy hadn’t been that bad, but over time, the cumulative effects took their toll. I became more tired and experienced more body pain...
My Partner and My Cancer

My Partner and My Cancer

My husband and I celebrated our 10 years together as a couple, by getting married. We didn’t do anything fancy; we put on our jeans and had the wedding of our dreams. That’s how I described it jokingly and proudly. Our children were there, and took our pictures;...
Mental First-Aid Toolkit

Mental First-Aid Toolkit

Once we receive that IBC diagnosis, we immediately begin to learn how the cancer has affected our bodies…and pretty quickly, we begin to discover how it affects our minds and emotions as well. For me, the rollercoaster of emotions, including fear, uncertainty, hope...

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