This is my cancer story. I won’t let it define me. I won’t let it take over the things I have control over, and I try to find the silver linings of a crappy situation. “There is good that has come from this” – Calgary mom shares her cancer story.
Scenario 1 I was with my husband when I got the news from my General Practitioner (GP) doctor that I had stage 3 breast cancer. He referred me to the Calgary Breast Health Program, where I would meet with a surgeon and later, an oncologist. I did not know anything about breast cancer so before …
What I have learned as a cancer patient is that the cancer isn’t isolated to me. It has tentacles that reach out to my closest support team: my family. What happens to me impacts them. The decisions I make impact them. How I act impacts them. It truly is a team effort. While I intuitively …
Blepharitis and dry eye syndrome from my treatments have been particularly bad the past few days and my doctor prescribed eye mask isn’t cutting it. They sting so badly. I have two sets of prescription eye drops, one OTC drop and a prescription eye gel for night time. Add in the eye mask twice a …