Articles

When you're in the midst of grief, you frequently wonder if you'll ever feel “normal” again. You may even question if there's any purpose to anything anymore. It's a desolate...

Mara, who lives in London, Ontario, has been described by her M.O. as, "a miracle walking around." She was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB, in May 2015, aged...

I like to think of myself as a manly man. When we moved to Oregon last year, I applied for jobs at a couple of companies. I didn’t get the...

When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, people react in a variety of ways. For me, the range has been from ghosting (meaning totally disappearing) to treating...

“All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what...

Memory loss is not only for those suffering from brain injuries, diseases that affect the brain, or old age. Many different factors can cause short or long-term memory loss. For...

Something that I think can be really weird while being a full-time cancerland resident is birthdays. I have another one coming up next month, and honestly, the whole concept is...

You've just been diagnosed with breast cancer. You're scared, you're anxious, and you don't know what to do next. This is a common feeling for many cancer patients, and it's...

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” or so the saying goes. That's a little rough, but the meaning is clear. On their own, good intentions are fine;...

When I was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2017, my boys were 2 and 4 and they attended a Montessori pre-school.  We were just getting into...

I had a mental image yesterday of how I feel in life. I pictured a piece of twine rope frayed at both ends. I wasn’t even thinking about anything, in...

I have been without health insurance, off and on, for all of my adulthood. I’ve never had breast screenings on a regular basis because of this. In fact, I detected...

Kate shares her experience of parenting her 3 children as toddlers when she was first diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. With it being a unique challenge in motherhood, she has...

In the first part of this article, I shared how stage 1 breast cancer had invaded my life at 23 (2011). After doing a double mastectomy, reconstruction surgery, chemo, and...

Okay, so everyone’s favorite day is the day spent at the cancer clinic, right? Definitely NOT right! It’s never a fun and exciting time. However, it is necessary for treatment...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) had its annual meeting during the first weekend in June 2022, and there was a lot of information and data shared that pertains...

It's been said that we all have a chapter that we don't read out loud. But what happens when people try to make you read that chapter--not only out loud--but...

Chemo treatments come with a whole host of side effects, such as brain fog, bone pain, headaches, heart palpitations, etc. It can be tough to navigate through most of them...

She breezed into the house, shrugging off her backpack and setting down her cappuccino. We'd known each other for a number of years but hadn't clicked as friends. She was...

I think one of the most dominant feelings for those in Cancerland is feeling alone. At least it is for us. There are different types of “aloneness,” but here, I’m...