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Allow yourself an identity that isn't about cancer: In memory of Catherine Brunelle

On behalf of women and their families impacted by cancer and its treatment, dear friend Catherine, you will live on in our hearts forever.

Aug. 2, 2017 | by Facing Cancer Together

This is what I kept in my chemo bag

These are things I always made sure to pack and keep on-hand – not only for chemo, but during my period of treatment whenever I stepped out.

July 28, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo

'I've walked in their shoes:' How a cancer diagnosis made this B.C. woman a better nurse

Kelley Adamson, a nurse in Surrey, B.C., thought she was able to empathize with her cancer patients – until she was diagnosed with the disease herself.

July 17, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

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

This is what comforted me during cancer treatment

Today I'd like to talk about some of the things that were a comfort to me during my cancer treatments. I will go through some of the categories that are particularly difficult for cancer patients and talk about what within them helped get me through.

July 7, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane

How to make chemo manageable

I've come to realize that chemo would be so extremely different if I wasn't surrounded by the people who constantly make me smile and laugh.

June 29, 2017 | by Lindsey Finkelstein

When is breast cancer "beaten?"

Determining when breast cancer has been truly beaten is not so simple, and it may depend on a variety of factors.

June 19, 2017 | by Georgia Gables

Cook for your LIFE: Recipes and Nutrition for Treatment Side Effects

When I was going through cancer treatment, I found that there were many little things I could do when cooking to reduce my side effects. These recipes have been created with cancer side-effects in mind.

May 17, 2017 | by Cook for Your LIFE

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

Five things to say when your loved one has cancer

A cancer diagnosis can impact the life of loved ones and family significantly, I know it affected mine.

April 21, 2017 | by Georgia Gables

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Tag – Advice

Allow yourself an identity that isn't about cancer: In memory of Catherine Brunelle

This is what I kept in my chemo bag

'I've walked in their shoes:' How a cancer diagnosis made this B.C. woman a better nurse

My first steps forward after being diagnosed with breast cancer

This is what comforted me during cancer treatment

How to make chemo manageable

When is breast cancer "beaten?"

Cook for your LIFE: Recipes and Nutrition for Treatment Side Effects

Handling life when you find out you have breast cancer

Five things to say when your loved one has cancer

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