4 minMental HealthCoping with Grueling Treatment Without the Pressure to Stay PositiveI started writing a post about my chemo treatment. I want to share the ins and outs and ups and downs of it, and I want to provide more...
2 minMental HealthWords of Comfort: What to Say to a Cancer Patient During TreatmentThe following list contains words that I could never get enough of during treatment. “I’m praying for you.” I believe that no matter...
3 minMental HealthThings to Avoid Saying to Someone with Cancer: A Guide to Thoughtful CommunicationAt first, I was going to title this “Absolutely Do Not Say These Things to a Cancer Patient.” But in reality, some of these things are...
2 minMental HealthScanxiety: The Fear and Uncertainty of Cancer ScansScan + Anxiety = Scanxiety And this is what so many cancer patients feel before, during, and after each scan (MRI, CT, etc).