Tags: cancer support group

• Cancer Support Group, a funeral, and the unveiling of emotions

  Today I spoke with the facilitator of the Breast Cancer Support Group down at Cancer Connection in Northampton, MA.  I am joining this group.  I will not be able to attend for a couple of weeks due to my teaching schedule, but I plan to work my new schedule around this… I need this for me.
  I have read that it is very common to hit an emotional rollercoaster when you are almost through your treatment or finalizing your care.  I [...]

• Time for a support group

  Clarity…
  It really isn’t about how big my breasts aren’t… it is that the difference in the size of my breasts now to what they were prior to cancer surgery is a constant reminder that I HAD cancer.  I do not need to go thru additional risks and surgeries to increase the size of my foobs (fake  boobs), I need to get to a cancer support group.
  It slows time; it creates fear; it causes intense self-examination.
  It can be isolating, and it always [...]