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I was asked if I celebrate my cancer journey dates... here is what I said.

As a caregiver, it can be challenging to navigate the holidays.

Oct. 8, 2019 was the last day of chemotherapy for my girl.

My life in poems - check it out!

A great gift for a patient with cancer during the holidays is to create a positive memory.

Growing up in a dysfunctional family left the holidays with little to be desired.

Could killing cancer be as simple as changing your diet?

One of my favorite songs really hit home after I was diagnosed with cancer.

Having had cancer twice before, I know the choreography if I have it again.

This year, as winter approaches, I’ve been thinking about how I winterize my life and my exercise so that I am ready for more when spring arrives.

Every holiday season, one song starts to play in my head even if I do not hear it on the radio: “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.”

Here's what you can be thankful for...

After all these blogs, there’s still one side effect I haven’t talked about.

Patience is key when supporting a patient with cancer.

I didn't know that a side effect of bone strengtheners could be jawbone detachment.

If you have scanxiety, you aren't alone.

As we all know, added stress for patients with cancer is never a good thing.

I have cancer and don't believe in god, can I still be spiritual?

Here's what I was asked during an AML patient workshop...

I see a psychologist who is helping me to understand my feelings and to learn mindfulness meditation techniques.

Every individual is unique in their own way.

Since your diagnosis and treatments, how many life direction changes have you made?

Being thankful for cancer seems like an odd concept to grasp.

My experience with a cancer biopsy.

The holidays are rolling in, which often means reconnecting with friends and family— some of which you haven’t seen in a while.

Losing someone to cancer never gets easier.

I found family in my cancer support groups.

My visits to the local cancer center were very impactful as a cancer survivor, and I consider that staff a part of my family.

It’s been more than half a year since I rang the bell at the hospital signaling that I was free of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

Here are ways to become a patient advocate.