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My first steps forward after being diagnosed with breast cancer
Your first step is to give yourself permission to experience and express all of the emotions affecting you. There is no right or wrong way to feel after a cancer diagnosis, so take your emotions one day at a time and accept them as they come.
July 13, 2017 | by Georgia Gables
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Handling life when you find out you have breast cancer
While there's no one right path that you can take to live with cancer, there are certainly things you can do to make sure that you are able to handle your life after your diagnosis.
May 16, 2017 | by Georgia Gables
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Oncology Nursing Day: Celebrating LGFB's major supporters
Brampton’s Lollita Rahaman, clinical nurse educator at William Osler Health System, can easily recall one of the most difficult moments from her nearly 20-year career of working the oncology floor. "I remember one patient in particular, who didn't have a good prognosis," Lollita said.
April 3, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute
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The unexpected Part Two: Low counts and a relapse
I felt a wave of heat come over me and began to tear at the eyes, then I whispered, “Daddy? I think I relapsed.”
March 29, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo
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Stronger than stigma: Breast cancer and my mental health
How could I be so young and have cancer? How will I be strong enough to cope with this disease? Will it affect my mental health? Will I be able to continue school? In the blink of an eye, my whole life changed and I feared that it would never be the same
March 17, 2017 | by Lindsey Finkelstein
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The reality of life and death after a leukemia diagnosis at 21-years-old
I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at 21-years-old and needed immediate treatment. After my first week-long induction treatment, I was still riddled with abnormal white blood cells and life -- or death -- got really real, really fast.
March 10, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane
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Mental health and cancer: An introduction to Ashlinn Sarah Jane
Living with an ever-evolving diagnosed mental health disorder from the age of 18 has been a struggle, but when I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at 21 my whole world turned upside down.
Feb. 26, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane
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On the Mend: A ‘be prepared' list from an experienced patient and survivor
I have decided to count well days now. We overlook them – it's all about perspective.
Feb. 16, 2017 | by Dr. Both Sides
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Choosing bald: She bought three wigs, but 'never, ever wore them'
One day I realized that the reasons I had for wearing wigs were not to actually make myself feel better about being bald but to make everyone else feel better and more comfortable around me
Oct. 15, 2014 | by Facing Cancer Together
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