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Begun as a journal to keep track of appointments and treatments, this book describes what to expect from surgery, chemotherapy and radiation from a survivor's point of view. It also raises questions that aren't answered in medical books, such as: How do you tell your three grown sons that their mother has cancer? How do you decide in whom to confide and how much to confide about your disease? How do you deal with depression when everyone assumes your must be happy now that your treatment is over? By exploring these questions, the author embarks on a journey of self-awareness that leads to physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. Cancer is a life-altering experience, but it it can be a life-affirming one as well, for even if we cannot be cured, with God's help, we can be healed.
Click HERE or on book to read a selection.
Barbara Cleaton, also a breast cancer survivor, tells her story in "Lost Year of My Life." Click HERE to visit her web site.
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RENEW update:
March 28, 2008. Click here to read.
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So you have been diagnosed with cancer. You feel, rightly, that this is going to change your life. It may surprise you that this change can be for the better. But first, let's look at what cancer can't do.
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What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited ... It cannot cripple love,
It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away at peace,
It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot kill friendship,
It cannot shut out memories,
It cannot invade the soul,
it cannot reduce eternal life,
It cannot quench the spirit,
It cannot lessen the power of the resurrection.
Anonymous
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Print out a copy of this poem suitable for framing
Free "What Cancer Cannot Do" card to send a friend
More free, original cards
Chemo Caps Knit colorful caps for yourself, a friend, or patients at a cancer treatment center. |
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Click HERE for pattern for standard cap.
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Click HERE for pattern for cap with floppy brim. | <
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NEW BEGINNINGS APRIL NEWSLETTER.
My Turn ...
I have now passed the seven-year mark since my diagnosis. During that time,I have put down my thoughts about various challenges or observations I have made. The essays are listed below. Feel free to use these in any manner (except for profit), but please give me credit for writing them!
Rules for Survival
Are We Making Progress?
I'm Just Fine, Thank You
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
New Discoveries Bring Hope
What Cancer did for Me
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