Everyone deals with crisis differently, and hearing “cancer” is an immediate crisis. As a loved one, you want to rush to their side, hold their hand and tell them everything is going to be fine. But not everyone wants to hear that – and not everyone even wants company...
Losing my hair was honestly the darkest day of my post-cancer life. I know that sounds crazy because you're probably thinking the darkest day was when the doctor told me I had this horrible disease and that I could never bear my own children. They both rank right up...
Dear Doctor / Oncologist: I need you to acknowledge my support system sitting here with me, but I need you to fully understand that you are not here for them. Because I want to know how we’re going to beat this thing. Don’t tell me how quickly you think I’m...
Maybe you thought you had stress in your life. Then you or your loved one was diagnosed with ovarian cancer — or any type of cancer for that matter — and you realized how much you really wanted that “old stress” back.
A cancer diagnosis is like a grenade exploding at the center of a person’s life. Emotional shrapnel hits everyone within your circle, and while some people turn and run from the crisis, others run toward it, wishing against time that they could have jumped...
So, you’ve got a pelvic mass and you’ve probably Googled “pelvic mass.” My best advice is this: Get off the internet and start talking to your doctor.
So let’s talk about hair and the endless choices available if you begin to lose your hair during treatment. I called on my personal hair-stylist CJ to help you guys with hair loss!
Going through chemo is tough on your body. There are days when you’ll feel like eating and days you’ll barely be able to get a smoothie down.
From the nutrients I put inside my body to lotions I put on my body, I want to know exactly what ingredients affect my health – and I’m not alone.
One of the first people my nurse at the hospital put me in touch with was a young survivor by the name of Shannon Routh. Shannon is a six-year Clear Cell survivor and has devoted her life to helping other women with this disease. I love this woman.