My body had a message for me recently. It was about lymphedema, a condition I’ve had since being treated for cancer several years ago. Lymphedema can cause mild to severe swelling and discomfort in my hand and arm. Surgery and radiation treatment for cancer is...
In spite of how many times you may have heard otherwise, cancer is most decidedly not a gift. Even so, there are important and useful lessons to be learned from it. I want to tell you about the most important lesson I’ve learned from the darkness of the cancer...
In my dreams… I am young, my face faintly lined, my hair a rich red-brown. My perspective is that of someone who can look back over many decades. I have never known cancer. I am safe in my body. I feel though don’t see that I am smiling. I am surrounded by...
It’s breast cancer awareness month, and I’m a breast cancer survivor. Two of my in-laws were recently diagnosed with cancer last month. One has leukemia.The other has lung cancer. Confronting these things stirs up a potent mix of feelings. Gratitude for my present...
A colleague or friend shares a struggle they are in the midst of. Your stomach drops. You don’t know what to say. How can you comfort them? You’re afraid of saying the wrong thing, and you certainly don’t want to make things worse. Click below to...
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