Hi Everyone! I have been so interested in learning and writing about other people’s Survivor Stories lately, and I hope you’ve been enjoying them too! However, there’s a topic about my personal experience that I’ve really been wanting to get out into the world for you guys before I post the next one. When I […]
A High-Level Look At My Bone Marrow Transplant Experience Read More »
I remember being terrified when I was told I needed radiation as part of my bone marrow transplant preparation because I had no idea what to expect. So, in this post, I thought I’d offer a very brief overview of what my experience with radiation was like. Hopefully this will make things a little less
My Full-Body Radiation Experience Read More »
Regardless of how tough this topic is to be open and honest about, I think that mental health is absolutely something worth having a discussion about because quite honestly it just isn’t talked about enough. Mental health as a cancer survivor should be simple, right? Great! I beat cancer! I’m so happy and have an
Mental Health As A Survivor: PTSD Has No Timeline Read More »
It is no secret that cancer treatments can leave the recipients exhausted and hardly having the strength to get out of bed, let alone to go do a workout. But most people also know how beneficial it is to keep muscles moving and blood flowing. In this post I’ll discuss a few of the exercises
7 Exercises To Do When You Have No Energy Read More »
Did someone you know just get diagnosed with cancer? Is one of your friends going through treatment, and you just don’t know how to talk about it? In this post I dive into what cancer patients need from their friends when we are fighting cancer. I also reference two amazing resources available to you. I
5 Tips If Your Friend Gets Diagnosed With Cancer Read More »
Setting goals is a crucial aspect of developing and maintaining a survivor state of mind. Goals keep us accountable. In this post I will talk about how I was able to use goal setting to beat cancer twice, and I’ll offer three tips on how you can use goal setting to kick cancer’s butt too.
3 Tips For Setting Goals No Matter Where You’re At Read More »
If you’re a cancer patient or caregiver, you probably have a love/hate relationship with the hospital. It is truly a miraculous place of healing, but sometimes when you have to go for treatment, it can feel like a miraculous jail cell. In this post I offer some tips on how I was able to make
5 Tips For A Homey Hospital Room Read More »
Has the chemo been giving you a lousy, metallic taste in your mouth lately? Have your medications been giving you dry mouth, leaving you to keep dropping weight like crazy? In this post I mention ten foods that got me the calories I needed during my treatments and saved me from needing a feeding tube.
10 Foods to Eat When You Don’t Have an Appetite Read More »
When you’re in the hospital, sure, everyone is focused on the science and the medicine and blah blah blah. We all know that’s important. But to keep your focus and make sure you don’t go nuts during your hospital stay, I’ve come up with a list of tips to make your time there a little
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Fighting cancer is tough. It takes every last ounce of the body’s energy, and it leaves you feeling like crap a lot of the time. But it doesn’t mean that your mindset has to feel like crap too. In this post I list out three of my favorite ways to maintain a positive, “survivor” mindset.
Maintaining a Survivor State of Mind Read More »