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How do you feel about holidays?

The holidays bring on a huge range of emotions. They can bring as much excitement as they can exhaustion. As someone living with advanced breast cancer, how do you feel...

My teenage daughter seems to lack empathy for me these days; any advice?

I have been feeling really defeated with one of my teens lately. She has only known me to have cancer basically her whole life. Lately, she just seems to lack...

Did your friends and family treat you differently after your diagnosis?

How has your relationship with your friends or family changed, if at all, after your diagnosis? Have you noticed any changes in how they interact with you? Maybe some people...

Have You Experienced Cancer Ghosting?

Cheryl experienced ghosting, especially toward the end of her life. Travel because a challenge because of the pain in her back (mets on some ribs, her spine, and her right...

Do you have any advice for how to talk to children about cancer?

Do you consider your child’s age and developmental stage? Some children may be too young to verbalize their thoughts and others might be too afraid to ask. What are your...

How do you ask for, and accept, help?

How are you asking for help? What kind of support would benefit you the most?...

Do you ever get angry at friends?

I have friends that have been diagnosed with cancer. I sometimes find myself angry and jealous that they are getting chemo and can go into remission or even cured. Then...

Support animals

I have stage four metastatic breast cancer in both lungs. I've been on an emotional rollercoaster since I started my treatment. I have a long haired Chihuahua that has been...

Surviving spouse

Both my wives died of breast cancer. I married my first wife, Jimmie Lou, when she was 20 years old. She was diagnosed at 38 years and 6 months and...

Facing the holidays

Last year, my daughters and I chose to not gather for either Thanksgiving or Christmas due to concerns about the pandemic. Both holidays would have been the first without Cheryl...

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