The menopause. The vaginal dryness. The nonexistent sex drive. The body image struggles. The guilt. Let’s talk about what happens to intimacy after cancer treatment. There are a lot of things people warn you about when you’re diagnosed with cancer. They tell you about the hair loss. The…
Is intermittent fasting really worth the hype? Let’s talk about what it is, how it works, the potential health benefits, and whether it’s right for you. If you’ve spent any time scrolling through social media, you’ve probably heard someone talking about intermittent fasting. Maybe they’re skipping breakfast, eating…
The scans are clear. The treatment is over. Everyone says you should be celebrating. So why does your body still feel like it’s waiting for something terrible to happen. There’s something about cancer survivorship that people don’t talk about enough. The fear that doesn’t leave when treatment ends….
Because spending three decades wondering what was wrong with me was absolutely exhausting. There are certain moments in life when everything suddenly makes sense. When pieces of a puzzle you’ve been trying to put together for years finally start falling into place. For me, one of those moments…
Before I became a cancer survivor, I had a very different idea of what survivorship looked like. I thought there was a finish line. You finished chemo. You finished radiation. You healed from surgery. Your scans looked good. Everyone celebrated. And then you went back to your regularly…
Cancer comes with an entire vocabulary you never wanted to learn. Before cancer entered my life, words like remission, recurrence, metastasis, biomarkers, and negative margins weren’t part of my everyday vocabulary. Then suddenly, these words were being used in conversations about my body, my treatment, my future, and…
Let’s talk about something we all do—but most of us would rather not discuss. Poop. You flush it away without giving it much thought, but your bowel movements can actually give you useful clues about what’s happening inside your body. The color, shape, consistency, frequency, and even how…
I met the saddest version of myself this past year. A version of me I never thought I would become. I lost my spark. My joy. My peace. There were days when I genuinely felt like I had lost myself entirely. Cancer has a way of doing that….
There are some days in your life you never forget. Your wedding day. The day your children are born. The day you hear the words, “You have cancer.” And then there’s your first day of chemotherapy. It’s a day I never wanted marked on my calendar. But there…