This caregiver planner focuses on the only 3 things that matter when dealing with a complex cancer schedule. When my dad was first diagnosed with Lung Cancer, let’s just say it was a bit of a shit show. Like the morning I just finished brewing my first cup of coffee and the phone rings. “Are…
There is no way to fully prepare for what’s coming when cancer explodes into your family. Suddenly you’re having terrifying conversations you never thought you’d be having, your anxiety is off the charts, and the stress involved is earth-shattering. A cancer diagnosis is triggering. It spews feelings of fear, hopelessness, and despair. Everything that comes…
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A major symptom of cancer and cancer treatment is severely dry skin. Skin that feels rough and coarse like sandpaper. The thing about incredibly coarse, dry skin… It hurts. And when you’re knee-deep in a cancer fight you don’t need to deal with that type of pain on top of everything else. Painful skin is…
I remember my husband’s first surgery for cancer. I was a wreck. We had no idea what to expect and I was filled with so much anxiety, I wasn’t even sure how we’d get through this. (Note: if you’re feeling super anxious about an upcoming surgery, it’s a good idea to read this. It helped…
How do you keep fighting, when you can barely get out of bed? How do you keep going when you’re so exhausted that tackling a big, overwhelming situation like a cancer diagnosis feels impossible? In the beginning, my whole family was a ball of fire. We were oozing positive energy, we were determined to beat…
The best Bermuda cruise review with useful and relevant tips for successful travel with someone who has cancer. When my dad was first diagnosed with Lung Cancer, we figured we had two choices… We could spend our time stressed and worried about the things we couldn’t change -or- We could go out and enjoy life…
When my dad was first diagnosed with Lung Cancer, we lost an important disk containing scans, records, and other information we needed for the admissions process at Memorial Sloan Kettering. We wasted hours looking for that disk and then another full day (and the additional cost) of having another one made. I still have no…
After going through chemo, radiation, and then starting immunotherapy my dad would frequently tell me that his skin felt like sandpaper. “Look at it” he’d say, “you ever see that commercial with the alligator? That’s what it feels like. You could sand out a whole table using my arm.” The thing about incredibly dry skin……
What’s that saying? Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it? When my dad was first diagnosed with Lung Cancer, the doctors told us we had “days to weeks” left together. Thankfully, God had a better plan. Our cancer journey lasted 21 months, and we fought a battle together…