Cancer Truth Note: #15

Cancer Truth Note: #15 Communication is hard. Communicating about cancer comes with a response burden that needs a warning label. No matter how squared away you think you are about sharing a diagnosis, it is always harder than you think. When I was diagnosed,...

Cancer Truth Note: #14

Cancer Truth Note: #14 Cancer is not your fault. We view so much of life through the lens of fault and shame. No one says I am going to do x so that I get cancer. NO ONE. While you might have a potential causal link or even a likely link, most doctors will tell you we...

Cancer Truth Notes: #13

Cancer Truth Note: #13 Why is this happening? Is a question without an answer. Too often I hear this question from people, sometimes years after a diagnosis. The fact is there is often not a definitive answer. Unless you smoked for decades and have lung cancer or were...

Cancer Truth Notes: #12

Cancer Truth Note: #12 How you show up and play full out in your life, even with cancer, is a choice you get to make every day. Before my diagnosis I was embracing being a runner. I was a solid middle of the pack run/walker. My treatment derailed my movement...

Cancer Truth Notes: #11

Cancer Truth Note: #11 Confidence in your choices means knowing you choose what’s right for you with the information you have at the time of the choice.  Feeling confident in your choices will make a big difference in how you feel later if you get thrown a curve ball....