Cancer Truth Notes: #347

Cancer Truth Note: #347  A logical mind thinks, like flavors of any cancer will have post treatment blueprints for survivorship care that everyone follows. Yet the more people I speak to the more this seems to NOT be true.  My oncologist follows you for a long time....

Cancer Truth Notes: #346

Cancer Truth Note: #346 Diagnostic tests before treatment do not always follow a recipe across all cancers for all cancer survivors. I was having a conversation recently with a person at an event for breast cancer awareness. The topic came up, how do you know you got...

Cancer Truth Notes: #345

Cancer Truth Note: #345 Happiness can be found in simple things even on a challenging day. If you look for it.  This is a little like gratitude Cancer Truth Note: #343. Everything doesn’t have to be roses to find something to spark happiness. It could be spending half...

Cancer Truth Notes: #344

Cancer Truth Note: #344 Take breaks when you need them. Then take the next fun action; plan a trip, knit something, have lunch with a friend (even over zoom or facetime counts) or meet them for a walk, reading a book you checked out from the library, try out a...

Cancer Truth Notes: #343

Cancer Truth Note: #343 Gratitude is an inside job.  I use the calm app to fall asleep at night. It has really helped me improve my ability to fall asleep and get back to sleep since my last surgery. This week I got a message from Calm that said I didn’t need to feel...

Cancer Truth Notes: #342

Cancer Truth Note: #342 Share your family history.  In order to know your history from cancer truth note: #341 Someone has to be talking about their experience and what they know about those who came before them.  There has been a taboo of sorts around talking about...