Telling people that I had cancer was one of the hardest parts of the experience. We had moved a thousand miles away from family and friends just a few months before my diagnosis, so most of time I shared the news in a phone call.
The calls were difficult. Most people hadn't even known that I was having a biopsy, and now I was... Read more
You've just been diagnosed with cancer. What's the first thing you need to do? Buy a notebook!
OK, maybe not the very first thing, Cry. Tell your family. Do some reading.
But early in your new life as cancer patient and survivor, you will need to get organized. You are going to have to keep... Read more
When my hands and feet started hurting about a year after I finished chemo, my oncologist said I had, "Taxol toes." She went on to explain that a more accurate term is peripheral neuropathy, which means nerve damage in the extremities--hands and feet.
My hands and feet felt like they were asleep. I frequently dropped things, and I... Read more
I did try to make a dental appointment, and if I’d known how important it was, I would have tried harder.
I moved to the Kansas City area from North Carolina in December of 1997. As 1998 began, I was working two... Read more
Yesterday was a snow day. As a teacher, I’m always elated to have an unplanned day at home, but yesterday I was especially glad. Inauguration day is one of my favorite days. Whether I voted for the incoming president or not, I never feel more patriotic than when I see one president voluntarily hand over power to the... Read more
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