Anne B
All of my trust is in my body
Every day felt like a gift
My wish is that I stay cancer free
You are so strong and brave!
When I was going through treatment, people would tell “you are so strong and brave!” Although I was complimented by their comment, at the same time I thought, Continue…
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All shapes and sizes
Family is Complicated
I grew up in central Illinois with cousins & aunts & uncles & siblings & grandparents at every turn. I learned early that family is
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Struggling with Survivorship
I have always struggled with the word survivor. At what point did I become a cancer survivor? Was it the day that I met with my MGH team to come up with a plan, was it the day that chemo ended, the last radiation treatment, the breast reconstruction?
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Before that cold March day two years ago when I was diagnosed with cancer, the word care was easy to define. I was a young mom with two kids and a great husband, a full time job, friends, family—and very full days. Care meant getting dinner on the table, spending as much time with the kids as possible, and resting when I could. After my diagnosis, the definition took on many different meanings, it became layered in a ways that I could not have imagined.
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