A few things this Circle is 💛 A judgment-free room, for every kind of survivor — including those living with cancer long-term and the caregivers beside them — and a place for the hard days AND the good ones. What would make this space feel most like yours?
A few things this Circle is 💛 A judgment-free room, for every stage and every role — patients, survivors, those living with it long-term, and caregivers — and a place for the hard days AND the good ones. What would make this space feel most like yours?
A few things this Circle is 💛 A judgment-free room, for every stage and every role — patients, survivors, those living with it long-term, and caregivers — and a place for the hard days AND the good ones. What would make this space feel most like yours?
A question for those a little further down the road 🌿 What's one thing you wish someone had told you at diagnosis — practical or emotional? Your hindsight could be exactly what someone newer needs today.
📚 Worth a read — The Week in Cancer News: Infection Effects on Cancer Recurrence Scientists seek to understand relationship between viral infections and cancer recurrence, and breast cancer survivors seek menopause-symptom relief. via Cancer Today: https://www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/the-week-in-cancer-news-infection-effects-on-cancer-recurrence/ (Informational only — always check with your care team on anything medical.)
📚 Worth a read — NHS nurse puts her best foot forward for cancer prevention After losing five family members to cancer, an NHS nurse is fundraising in honour of her sister, who survived bone cancer and is living with one leg. via World Cancer Research Fund: https://www.wcrf.org/about-us/news-and-blogs/nhs-nurse-cancer-prevention/ (Informational only — always check with your care team on anything medical.)
📚 Worth a read — Coexisting Realities: When “AYA” Meets “RPCV” Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Jo Dunne, 26, Synovial Sarcoma Early last June, I celebrated Eid at the family home of a good friend. I remembered walking up to the doorstep and being greeted […] via SC: https://stupidcancer.org/coexisting-realities-when-aya-meets-rpcv/ (Informational only — always check with your care team on anything medical.)
💬 A story from someone who's walked this road: "I Thought It Was Just Bloating. It Was Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer." Joy K., Ovarian Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic), BRCA2+ Symptoms: Sprain-like abdominal pain, severe bloating/abdominal hardness, ascites (massive fluid buildup in stomach), inflammation, exhaustion Treatments: Paracente... Read it here: https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/ovarian-cancer/metastatic-ovarian-cancer/joy-k/ Has anything in your own journey felt similar? You're always welcome to share.
Survivorship comes with a strange truth: the end of treatment isn't the end of the journey. What surprised you most about life after (or alongside) active treatment?
One of the hardest parts of a rare cancer is feeling like no one understands — or explaining your diagnosis over and over. Here, you don't have to. What's something you wish more people understood about what you're going through?
