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Category – Life After Cancer

Surviving Cancer: How to manage your emotions after treatment

It is common to experience fear of recurrence, stress, and anxiety. All of these can be beaten with the right therapies and mindset.

Nov. 9, 2017 | by Georgia Gables

What would happen if we redefined 'brave?'

Yes, I always found a reason to smile, but knowing that each breath that I took from the moment that I woke up until the moment I went to sleep was a fighting breath, made things a little scary for a 17-year-old.

Oct. 18, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo

My last treatment: Not my most beautiful cancer memory

I was forced, as of that last day of treatment to find a way to create for myself a new “normal” life, while I felt like everything and anything other than “normal.”

Oct. 12, 2017 | by Gabrielle Fecteau

Heritage Hero: 20-year-old cancer survivor Adriana Lombardo

For Adriana, Look Good Feel Better “hits close to home” having experienced the workshop’s positive impact firsthand during her two-year battle with leukemia.

Sept. 20, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

Keeping the promise I made to myself for life after cancer

The first time I sat in the chemo chair as an outpatient I told myself aloud, “The first thing I am going to do when I’m all finished treatment is put my feet in warm sand on a beach somewhere.”

Sept. 8, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo

Five tips for living and loving life after cancer

You’ve been through so much with your diagnosis, your treatment, and your fear. It’s natural for you to feel relief, to worry, and to be afraid of what the future holds even after your doctor tells you your cancer is gone and your life is moving on.

Sept. 6, 2017 | by Georgia Gables

How chemotherapy affected my reproductive health

After the stem cell transplant, I went almost 6 years without a period and no, they didn't come back naturally.

Sept. 6, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: My will to live - not just survive

As a 28-year ovarian cancer survivor, I guess September is my month, and as such, I wanted to share my view on what has become known to many as "the disease that whispers."

Sept. 5, 2017 | by Sherry Abbott

beYOUtiful: How I felt most beautiful with cancer

The day I shaved my hair my feelings towards myself and my own beauty began challenging those of the world. I felt most beautiful on that day.

Aug. 30, 2017 | by Gabrielle Fecteau

Learning to appreciate the new me post cancer

There are days I feel guilty. Like, really guilty. I feel as though now that my cancer journey should be behind me and I should be happy and moving forward, I can’t just yet. There is still a lot of healing to do – mentally AND emotionally.

Aug. 21, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo

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Blog | Facing Cancer Together

Category – Life After Cancer

Surviving Cancer: How to manage your emotions after treatment

What would happen if we redefined 'brave?'

My last treatment: Not my most beautiful cancer memory

Heritage Hero: 20-year-old cancer survivor Adriana Lombardo

Keeping the promise I made to myself for life after cancer

Five tips for living and loving life after cancer

How chemotherapy affected my reproductive health

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: My will to live - not just survive

beYOUtiful: How I felt most beautiful with cancer

Learning to appreciate the new me post cancer

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