Cancer Truth Note: #329 Cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship can knock us out of balance. Equilibrium by definition is the balance of opposing forces. Be active Get rest. Engage with people...

Cancer Truth Note: #328 Cancer is not the villain in the story. It is the circumstance to overcome. When we make it the villain we give it WAY too much power. At the most basic level cancer is a...

Cancer Truth Note: #327 Words have WEIGHT. The words we direct at ourselves can tear us down or build us up. Which are you choosing?  It breaks my heart when I hear breast cancer survivors use words...

Cancer Truth Note: #326 Doing fun activities creates opportunities for deeper connections, when in community with people with similar experiences like cancer treatment. Traditional support groups...

Cancer Truth Note: #325  Facts in the absence of a plan to take action can be scarier than being in the dark.  During a recent talk on breast cancer related lymphedema, a breast cancer survivor, who...

Cancer Truth Note: #324 The unknown is scary. Side effects that are unexplained or under treated are also scary. Keep asking questions until you find the explanation that you need.   I was speaking...

Cancer Truth Note: #323  The idea of what is “normal” is a made up construct. It can and does change over time. Are you embracing it or fighting it? This is definitely a cancer truth, it is also a...

Cancer Truth Note: #322 Cancer treatment feels like a sprint. Cancer survivorship is definitely more like a marathon no one told you you’d be running. This is one of the five truths in my TEDx Talk...

Cancer Truth Note: #321 People are weird. If you are triggered by unique opinions, it is ok to say thank you and walk away.  This is a good principle to apply always… People are weird and everyone...