I recently came across a poem I saved many years ago titled “Surviving Cancer” and thought it worthy of being shared. The poem was written by Jill Warren and was included in a book my mom gave me, Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul. I used this poem when I was in college and had to give[…]
I worry…sometimes a lot but less than I used to. In order to manage, I spend a lot of time trying to focus on what is really important, what I can change and what I can’t. Basically putting things into perspective. BUT, sometimes it is difficult. Recently I seem to worry more about little things[…]
I lost my hair only a few weeks after starting my first chemotherapy treatment. Before starting treatment, my doctors gave me a pamphlet describing all the possible side effects. The one thing I was most concerned about was losing my hair…I don’t remember asking about anything else… being only 20 I was more terrified of[…]
My daughter was only one when I was diagnosed with cancer. I remember everything about that day…my outfit, my shoes, where I was at work when I received the phone call, leaving work early to pick up X-rays, the doctor’s office, his desk, my mom, and his sad and hopeless delivery of the news…I had[…]