Cancer Truth Note: #320 No matter what is going on, try to lead with kindness.  We never know what someone is going through.  A smile. A kind word. Can go a long way to improve someone's day and...

Cancer Truth Note: #319 Research shows that it takes 3 positive interactions to offset 1 negative interaction.  Know if you had a bad experience with a doctor, nurse, random person… it is normal to...

Cancer Truth Note: #316  Loss hurts. No matter how prepared you think you are for it.   Seven years ago, in the middle of my chemo, on September 10th we lost my grandmother at 100.5 years old. She...

Cancer Truth Note: #317 You don’t really know what someone else is going through unless you ask. If you ask, be ready to really hear the response.    We are not all fine or good or whatever canned...

Cancer Truth Note: #316  With a lifetime risk for breast cancer related lymphedema, it is best to avoid blood draws, blood pressure checks, vaccines or IVs in your affected arm. While these may not...

Cancer Truth Note: #315 Breast cancer survivors who have surgery, chemo, and/or radiation have a lifetime risk for breast cancer related lymphedema. If you had 2 or more of these treatments your...

Cancer Truth Note: #314 Cancer survivors who had lymph nodes removed or radiation treatment could be at risk for lymphedema. Ask your medical team for a baseline screening.   I am often asked, “What...

Cancer Truth Note: #313 You don’t know what you don’t know. Sometimes what we think we know changes as we learn more. This is even more true as it relates to cancer. Treatments are constantly...

Cancer Truth Note: #312 Words, colors, symbols, songs, places, etc can all be triggers for memories. Some good, some not. I mentioned recently that breast cancer survivors may be triggered by the...