What we could do in the past is not a good indicator of what we can do in the present. While you may have been able to plan, plant, and...

When you are in Cancerworld things are harder. Who knows if that is because we are emotionally overwhelmed, or because we are exhausted,...

For far too many of us hospice seems like a place of despair. For far too many of us the word "hospice" is synonymous with "giving up." ...

Having new experiences is amazing. Going to new places. Diving into new activities. These are the things that keep life interesting...

We have to make many decisions quickly. Those circumstances can lead us to question our decisions. I have run into many cancerworld...

I am always amazed at how often I have caught myself holding my breath in the midst some cancerworld challenge. Like I literally have...

Because we are dealing with pain and trauma and uncertainty, we may find ourselves more irritated than normal. And at things that used to...

Sometimes fellow travelers in cancerworld (and “friends who have never touched this land) will try and turn your cancerworld travels into...

In the biopsy room of a cancer center there is a poster that is addressed to patients. It says, “you can say, ‘stop.’” During a biopsy...

One day I was sitting in the cancerworld waiting room with other travelers. It was crowded. A nurse came into the room and in a loud...

When we get diagnosed with cancer everything kind of gets turned upside down. Instantly, within the span of a sentence, what came to us...

It may feel counterintuitive to include a note about smiling in a cancerworld document. Seriously, what is there to smile about in this...

When we enter cancerworld we may not have thought about "caring circles." The idea of a caring circle is that care moves from the...

When you enter cancerworld everything seems to speed up. (Except the time between when the scan is done and when you get the results of a...

I had a friend who had small children and was living with stage 4 colon cancer. She adopted the life motto: "we don't wait." She knew...

There are times when we are traveling through cancerworld when folks say things that are...kinda stupid. And while we can easily...

Christine Miserandino, on her blog, https://butyoudontlooksick.com/ developed spoon theory to help explain how persons with chronic...

When you are tossed into Cancerworld there are virtually no benefits. Like most folks would not want to trade places with you. (I am...

The term "scanxiety" is used to describe the particular stress that occurs for cancerworld residents as they await the results of a scan....

In cancerworld some small things can bring deep comfort. For many of us, good socks are one of those comforting things. Aloe infused...