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February 24, 200950 pounds from my fighting weight
That’s 50 pounds down from my “fighting weight,” i.e. 50 pounds away from what I felt was a really comfortable weight.
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The continuation of my journey
The last few months have definitely been a huge roller coaster ride.
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Researching your cancer
Without research, not only through the Internet, but through word of mouth, I’d be lost.
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Finding meaning
When you face a major challenge like cancer it is pretty natural to ask the “why me” question.
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Fertility: "Oh yes. It's a certainty" (Summer 2004)
The other way I want to deal is to make sure every young cancer patient is aware that they should ask the fertility question before they have treatment.
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Fertility Olympic gold medal 1000 mm freestyle
Fertility Olympic gold medal 1000 mm freestyle
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The cost of living: No cure For cancer
The following article was sent to us by Matthew Zachary, an 11-year young adult cancer survivor and the Founder/Executive Director of Steps for Living. Matthew has suddenly gone deaf in his left ear. The condition is called Sudden Sensory Neural Hearing Loss, which is a direct result from the cancer treatments he received 11 years ago.
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The humanization of radiation therapy
It was with great trepidation that I approached my radiation treatments as I really didn’t know what to expect from the treatments or from the staff. There were many important things learned along this journey that could be of help to both patients and staff and today I wish to pass them on.
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The best and worst thing in my life
Almost five years ago I found out that, statistically speaking, I had weeks to live. No one in the world had ever survived a relapse of my type of cancer following a stem cell transplant. Despite this, I have always said, “Cancer is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me.”
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Healing with laughter
We have all been told that laughter is the best medicine and I agree. Laughter helps to release endorphins in our body which in turn makes us feel good and it helps ease our pain and give us more energy when we feel tired.
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