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 divorce, I was pretty clear with people, if you couldn’t commit to...

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 assigned to this activity. Every person over the age of 18 should have a...

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 careers after cancer treatment because the mental demands of their job...

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 talked about.  Wouldn’t it be great if we had to think about how to...

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 skilled at, where you find yourself questioning, “why is this...

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 cognitive dysfunction. I was talking with a friend this week about a...