by Solis Cancer Community | Jun 12, 2020 | Latest News, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
Most of us have heard this quote, that we can’t know how deep out strength goes unless it is tested. It can sound pretty cliché, and I always thought so, until mine was actually tested. When cancer came knocking on the door of my life, I discovered that there is...
by Solis Cancer Community | May 16, 2020 | Testing and Tools
Like many women and men, I found my breast tumour myself. I never did regular (or, as I have now learned, proper) self exams; I would just have a superficial feel around every couple of months and sufficiently freak myself out about all the lumps and bumps I felt to...
by Solis Cancer Community | May 8, 2020 | Diet and Anti-Cancer Foods, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer was the most stressful day of my life, as I’m sure you can imagine. I was 28, alone at the appointment, and felt completely sideswiped. I was shocked. I was scared. My brain went into autopilot. Thinking back on it now, I am...
by Solis Cancer Community | Apr 30, 2020 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
I just got my third annual MRI results, and, thank goodness, they were completely normal. It always takes a few minutes for the news to sink in. I hang up the phone. I text Jesse and my family right away. And then the tears gently start to fall. And then not so...
by Solis Cancer Community | Apr 14, 2020 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
Last week, I talked about some of the more obvious things from the experience of a cancer patient that we can look to for tips on getting through the COVID-19 pandemic (find that Part 1 post here). Then there are the less visible or obvious things, which are all of...
by Solis Cancer Community | Apr 3, 2020 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
I’m sure I am not alone in feeling like I have had a lot more time for thinking and reflection lately. In the midst of COVID-19 and having to isolate and social distance, there have been many more quiet moments filling my days than usual. And on top of that, crises...
