The Cancer Truth notes are here to highlight those truths  we survivors and caregivers are facing every day, but no one is talking about. Let’s make the leap from surviving to thriving together, even on those days you might just want to stay in bed! Participate in the conversation in the Facebook group Surviving is JUST the Beginning or on Instagram.

Cancer Truth Notes: #257

Cancer Truth Notes: #257

Cancer Truth Note: #257  A cancer diagnosis may drive us to control what we can control. Whatever we can control, how much we exercise, when we go to work, what we expect from people, etc. After my...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #256

Cancer Truth Notes: #256

Cancer Truth Note: #256 August is National Make a Will month. Everyone over the age of 18 should have a will.   This is something I feel very strong about. I love that there is a National month...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #255

Cancer Truth Notes: #255

Cancer Truth Note: #255  If your brain is sluggish, it makes sense that fear of returning to work is a common psychosocial side effect for cancer survivors.  I have known people who have changed...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #254

Cancer Truth Notes: #254

Cancer Truth Note: #254 “How is your brain feeling?” is a question not many people are asking when you see your doctor. The symptoms of cognitive dysfunction are not concrete, so it is often not...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #253

Cancer Truth Notes: #253

Cancer Truth Note: #253 Cognitive dysfunction can show up as forgetting a name, where in the past you had great recall for names and faces. Or it may show up as difficulty doing something you are...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #252

Cancer Truth Notes: #252

Cancer Truth Note: #252  Cognitive dysfunction is a LOT like our habits, invisible to us until it isn’t.  In cancer truth #251, we were talking about possible contributors to brain challenges or...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #251

Cancer Truth Notes: #251

Cancer Truth Note: #251 Long periods of anesthesia, chemo drugs, premature medical menopause, regular menopause, hormone therapies, and pain can all contribute to brain challenges, also known as...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #250

Cancer Truth Notes: #250

Cancer Truth Note: #250 Belated celebration of International Flat Day! Choosing to go flat after mastectomy surgery is a good and valid option. The more we talk about it the more we normalize it. ...

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Cancer Truth Notes: #249

Cancer Truth Notes: #249

Cancer Truth Note: #249 Remembering that people are weird and share their weirdness with others, the kids in our lives need to know it is ok to share what people say to them, so that they can...

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