breast cancercancer My last day as a civilianI am one of breast cancer’s newest recruits. Today is my last day as a civilian. Tomorrow I will have a port put in my…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancer My First Week as an InducteeWell its been about 9 days since my first chemo treatment and I am almost feeling normal again. For all those giddy, gushing recent survivors…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
Blazing a new trailbreast cancercancer Can You Be Cured if You Don’t Know the Cause?I reached out to a friend who had recently battled breast cancer to ask her about her experience. As a neophyte inductee, I was concerned…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancer A Letter to My Post Cancer SelfHello There Beautiful! Yes, that’s you. I know you don’t like your short, curly hair; that you think this illness has aged you 10 years…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancerstarting over Piecing back a lifeAs I face life after breast cancer treatment, I find I have more questions than answers about how to move forward. So I’ve decided to…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancer Dear Cancer: You can’t have it allThere are some dreams in life even cancer can’t dash. For Michelle Kaplan, that was becoming a mom. It didn’t matter that she was recently…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
Brand new daybreast cancercancer The New NormalThis piece was written by Michelle Kaplan who went on to become a mom after her breast cancer treatment (Dear Cancer: You Can’t Have it…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancer How to move on with your life when cancer is still in the wingsSometimes the end of cancer treatment doesn’t mean the end of cancer. Sometimes the treatment takes years. And sometimes, it’s the mystery of what’s yet…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancer How to Get to Gratitude after CancerWhen Dorothy Donoghue finished cancer treatment two years ago, a wave of relief and calmness flooded her. “I remember, it was May 9th, and I…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancercancer what makes you tick? How to make your hair grow back after chemoIt’s one of those regular check-ups nearly a year out from chemo and your oncologist looks at you earnestly and asks if you have any…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
breast cancercancercancer what makes you tick? It’s an evolution not a revolutionHello old friend. It’s been a while since I’ve written and so much has changed. At the beginning of the year, you know, the month…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
admiring the viewcancer Hope, the Ship We Sail UponHope. That’s really what this blog is meant to be about. I think sometimes I forget that as I struggle day-to-day with the newness of…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
cancerNot who I was and not who I am going to be Not who I was and not who I am going to beLiz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
cancerwhen you get to the moon turn right Cancer Moonshot? What the heck does it mean?My cell phone pinged all day yesterday with texts from cancer organizations I’ve supported alerting me to tune in to the Cancer Moonshot Summit. I…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
between a what if rock and a no answers hard placecancer The Magic 8-Ball AnswerAm I the only one who had a Magic 8-Ball whose only answer was “Future unclear, Try again later?” At least that’s the only one…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
cancerFile Under Who Knew I Had That Long To Live Who knew I had that long to liveLiz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
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