I’m not terribly choosy when it comes to making escapes from the real world. I’m equally comfortable and content in the mountains or on the…
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cancer
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It’s a question I get asked almost every time I share my cancer journey and my passion for cancer advocacy. “Why stay?” Trevor Maxwell, founder…
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“…My story is one of loss and gain. Its also one of faith, or of different, sequential faiths, beginning with my arrogant, unwarranted and since-abandoned…
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As a professional writer, I have long considered myself a storyteller. Few things excite me more than using my skills to tell stories about everything…
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The atrium coffee shop at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is sunlit and relatively quiet. I’m on a break between scans to pinpoint newly diagnosed…
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The return of Standard Time, that whole “fall back” thing, feels like a slap in the face in 2020. As if a newly resurgent uncontrolled…
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I have an appointment with my ass man on Monday. The time has come for Dr. Sarkis Chobanian to shine a light on my darkest…
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In retrospect, a hurricane-scarred sea island was the right place and a perfect metaphor for celebrating my five-year cancer survivorship milestone. The lovely Sarah took…
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“When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him.…
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Learning you need a colostomy, whether temporary or permanent, can be nearly as devastating for some patients as hearing the words, “you have cancer.” As…