Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Marriage, and Children - It Was Meant To Be

Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment

Once diagnosed at age twenty-five with non-hodgkins lymphoma, I was certain my love life would be on the back burner during my two and half year protocol. Living life as a cancer survivor and hoping one day marriage and children may be a part of my future seemed more like a fantasy than a reality.

I found myself going out on one or two dates with someone and end what could have been a potential relationship on purpose. What if he found out I was stigmatized with cancer, non-hodgkins lymphoma, and ran for cover? How would I feel? How devastated would… Continue reading

Living With Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma And Fighting Depression

Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment

When living with non-hodgkins lymphoma there are many ups and downs, mentally, physically, and spiritually on the road to surviving cancer. Here are a few of the do’s and don’ts that I’ve learned as time went on during and after my non-hodgkins lymphoma diagnosis. If they helped me become a cancer survivor, intact, beating the odds, why couldn’t they help you? So here they are…

DO make sure you know and understand what your protocol is about while living with cancer, whether it’s non-hodgkins lymphoma, or any other type of cancer, to help maintain a level of control and reduce depression… Continue reading

Learn And Live With Cancer - Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Posted on March 30, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment

Cancer. The C-word that changed my life forever! The specific diagnosis was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the protocol consisted of two and a half years of combination chemotherapy with a month of radiation. After hearing the doctor utter those words, all I could hear thereafter was la la la la la as my jaw dropped. It was a deer in the headlights moment. Cancer??!! No way; I’m twenty-five years old. They’re wrong! But they weren’t and I had to deal with it. Once I regained control of my articulators I demanded explanations. Why me? How could this happen? What do I… Continue reading

Cervical Cancer

Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment

“How many ways of being are there, sweet friend?” asks Grandmother Growth in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you fear you don’t know the right answer.

“Between the yin and the yang, between the dark and the light, between normal and abnormal, there are infinite shades and numberless ways of being. Without lines, they arise and change, drift away or settle in, some promoting your well-being, some eroding it. An erosive change is almost upon us daughter. How will we meet it?

“Cells are changing in your cervix. They are going fast, faster, growing fast, faster… Continue reading

Types of Skin Cancer - Which is Most Serious?

Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment

Water, sunlight, and warmth are essential to life. People require frequent exposure to natural sunlight in order to produce Vitamin D, an essential vitamin needed for growth, and to develop healthy bones and teeth. In recent decades, however, sunlight has also been implicated as a cause of some types of skin cancer.

While both types of ultraviolet rays are associated with skin cancer, some skin cancers are caused by genetic factors. In fact, recent research has indicated that cell mutation and abnormal genes probably play a much more significant role in the development of skin cancer than was originally believed.

Although anyone… Continue reading

The Three Types Of Skin Cancer - Knowing The Differences Can Save

Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment

When it comes to skin cancer, there are three diagnosable types — each with a different symptoms, treatments and mortality rates. If you think there is any chance you may have skin cancer, do not try to self-diagnose! If you think you have cancer, see a doctor. It is important to always consult a licensed health professional before seeking treatment for skin cancer.

The most common form of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma, a slow-forming cancer with no risk of spreading to other body parts. As it is a relatively inert form of cancer, basal cell carcinoma has lower mortality… Continue reading

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