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The Cancer Experience Registry

Hello, friends. This month we are highlighting the efforts of our friends at the The Cancer Support Community (a partnership from the former Wellness Community and Gilda's Club). CSC is an international non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and…

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Pain: The Four-Letter-Word Disease

Guest Contributor Eloise shares her long journey through chronic pain and give us some direction on how to make it easier. Some Thoughts on How to Make Your "New Usual" A Little More Bearable Pain is a…

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How to Ask the Hard Questions

If you are struggling with asking very hard questions to your doctor or employer, read on. We all have moments where we aren't sure we understand what is going on or what is happening next, and we might have doubts…

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Be Someone’s “Chemo Fairy”

Hello, friends. Here's a great idea for your loved ones who are going through chemotherapy. We’d love to share with you this wonderful idea for your loved ones that may be going through chemotherapy. We saw this in practice…

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The Practical Things

If you or someone you love is grappling with a serious illness, or even if you are perfectly healthy and all is well, you still need to have your affairs in order. A lot of people resist…

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Hair Despair

Hi friends! Today we will be sharing our own experience with hair despair and possibly some ways to make it better. We hope you find something that helps YOU! If treatment for your illness causes hair loss,…

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Hot Child in the City – Hot Flashes

Hot flashes are for the birds. But if you have to deal with it, here's some help. I was lucky enough (yeah, right) to have hot flashes as one of my side effects from the medication that…

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Bag O’Fun

Let’s talk about chemo. Chemo is not fun. The night before chemo day was the hardest for me, and actually getting the chemo was no picnic, either. You are there for hours, sometimes the whole day if the clinic is…

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How to Break Up with Your Doctor

Are you feeling like something is amiss with your doctor? For someone who is experiencing a traumatic illness, having a doctor that you are confident in is paramount. Sometimes we end up with someone that we feel, deep…

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The Big “C”

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month It’s not what you’re thinking. This is about the word “Can.” The first part of that word that changes everything. Maybe you have just heard from your doctor that you have cancer. Or…