A Crash Course on Exercising and Breast Cancer
Staying Active to Stay Alive Physical activity has long been recognized as a crucial element for maintaining good health. However, recent studies have revealed an even more compelling reason to incorporate regular physical activity into our lives – it can significantly reduce the risk of a cancer diagnosis, reduce treatment side effects and reduce the […]
What is a Cancerversary?
A Cancerversary is a combination of the words “cancer” & “anniversary” It’s a term that’s used to refer to the anniversary of a significant event related to a person’s battle with cancer. For example, the day they were diagnosed, the day they completed treatment, or the day they received news that they were no-evidence-of-disease. For those […]
I’m a Survivor
To me, an individual becomes a survivor the moment they receive a diagnosis. To others, it may be when they complete treatment, receive surgery or are declared in remission. No matter where your stance is on who a survivor is… we’re out there – over 18 million of us and we never stop surviving.
Love the skin you’re in
When starting my radiation journey, I scoured the internet to see what was being claimed as the “best” products to use during radiation Even in my support groups, the number of products being thrown around or at-home remedies was intense. I found that sticking to the age-old saying of “Keep It Simple Stupid” was really […]
What is a ‘foob’?
No, it’s not an acronym A Foob is a term we in the Breast Cancer community use for our new fake boobs.These Foobs have taken the place of boobs that tried to kill us. By definition. foobs no longer can produce breast milk, like those who have their birth boobs. No one really talks about […]
The walking Chernobyl
Radiation can be extremely scary for someone going through breast cancer. Not like cancer isn’t scary enough as it is, but the thought of all the side effects of radiation from literally burning yourself from the inside out wouldn’t really make most people all that comfortable… I myself being one of them. I couldn’t express […]