by Jennifer | Apr 15, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #134 Chronic pain is a common long term effect of cancer treatments. Several years ago our vet learned that she had the BRCA gene. She decided to have surgery to reduce her risks of getting cancer. When she came back I took my amazing nearly 20... by Jennifer | Apr 14, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #133 Hair grows back. (Except eyebrows, can anyone tell me why these seem to not come back the same?) I feel like I am saying some potentially unpopular things this week. It is true, hair grows back. For so many of us this can be linked to our... by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #132 Cancer can impact our identity. The language around survivorship is interesting. The recognized term is survivor, then we have thrivers, fighters, etc. Everyone has feelings about those words. That aside, cancer can impact our identity of who... by Jennifer | Apr 12, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #131 Everyone loves a drama llama. This is a fact. The success of the bachelor and the bachelorette is living proof. Everyone loves the drama llama. I often see on social media, the challenging or messy posts, posted in the midst of the messy... by Jennifer | Apr 11, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #130 Living through a cancer diagnosis and treatment comes with trauma for patients AND their loved ones. It is physical trauma. It is a mental trauma. It is emotional trauma. It is individual and it doesn’t have a time table. Processing... by Jennifer | Apr 9, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #128 Doctors do their best to navigate everyone’s preferences. Tell them how much information you want to make their job a little easier. Everyone is different. People come in all shapes and sizes and everyone has different preferences about how...