Hearing the words, “You have cancer” is a life-changing event.  If you’ve found this post, you or someone you love has recently been told they have cancer.  After the initial shock, you’re probably thinking “now what?”  What do you do after a cancer diagnosis? Coping with a cancer diagnosis isn’t easy.  Even in the best-case scenario, you’re looking at procedures, treatments, and thinking about how this will affect your life in the future.    Every person is different,  So your needs during this journey will be different.  15 years ago I traveled this cancer journey myself.  It wasn’t easy, and I’m still dealing with the after-effects today.  But I did find…

If you’re a current reader of the blog, you already know I’m a 13-year cancer survivor.  Every survivor has a story to tell, and each one is unique to the survivor’s experience. It’s not ever been easy for me to talk about it. Even typing it out for everyone to read makes me a bit emotional (cue the waterworks).   Wrapped up in those tears are a swarm of emotions: insanity, grief, all-encompassing fear, love, and many, many miracles along the way.    Here is the first snapshot of my journey- A Cancer Survivor’s Diagnosis Story. Where it All Starts 13 years ago, I was a 32-year-old wife and mom. I was…

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