The farther I get away from my breast cancer, the more I want to know why are my breast cancer side effects never-ending? It’s as if the disease itself was manageable, but the side effects keep coming. And no one wants to hear about it. Everyone wants your journey to be over. Years ago, I remembered my mother telling us that once her conversations became about her…
Do you get that “pit” feeling in your stomach when you are afraid? I do. There’s a new side effect joining my cancer journey and it’s scary. I have been walking around with that pit feeling due to a new fear. It is so uncomfortable, yet I know I have to get through it. This is not my first rodeo, and you would think…
The surgeries, chemo, and radiation treatments all have end dates. So, why is the breast cancer fight never over? When someone has a pain in their stomach diagnosed as appendicitis, they have surgery to remove the problem. They do not refer to themselves as appendicitis survivors for the rest of their lives. At least, I have never met anyone that has. I have, however, met many breast cancer survivors. That…