So many of us don’t know what to do or say when we find out someone we care about has cancer. My recent experience with breast cancer has given me an opportunity to find out first hand what was helpful, and what not. Before I get to my list of what NOT to say to…
Now that I’m out of the ‘cancer closet,’ I’d like to share some of the tips I picked up from the experience. None of this process is fun, but it can be less difficult. 1. Get the deodorant before it’s necessary. The day before radiation treatments started one casually mentioned to me that most deodorants…
In observance of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I have updated an article I posted (elsewhere) last year regarding my bout with breast cancer. Because I want you to have information about a treatment option that I almost didn’t get. Last year I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. There was no anger,…