by Solis Cancer Community | Jul 20, 2022 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
Today is my 5-year cancerversary. It’s the big one, the one where they say your risk drops by a significant percent. Breast cancer differs slightly in that it’s the cancer that keeps on giving; it has a tendency to ignore the status quo established by the medical...
by Solis Cancer Community | Jul 23, 2021 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
My cancerversary always looms large in my mind as the day approaches. I usually get quite reflective and think a lot about the previous year, how I’ve changed, how my life has changed, and what role my cancer experience has played in those changes. This year felt...
by Solis Cancer Community | Jul 9, 2021 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
I remember when…I was first diagnosed. I remember how terrified yet numb I felt. It’s such an odd emotional place to be in; odd, and no fun at all. I had no idea what to expect, and it was all I could do to follow their instructions and get to my car, get to the...
by Solis Cancer Community | Jun 11, 2021 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
Fear plays such a role in our lives. It influences our development as kids, it impacts how we behave in and perceive the world around us as adolescents, and it can prevent us from living the life we dream of as adults. Fear begins as a practical emotion. It helps to...
by Solis Cancer Community | May 7, 2021 | Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
When my MRI results came back clear last year, I had an unexpected reaction to them. You can read all about it here, but basically, I felt this wave of confusing and mixed emotions. There was the happiness and relief of course, but then came twinges of sadness, grief...
by Solis Cancer Community | Dec 18, 2020 | Latest News, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health, My Story
What a year it has been. Oomph. It’s been incredibly hard for so many people for so many different reasons. And when we have years like this, those soul-crushing, existence-questioning, normalcy-out-the-damn-window years, we can’t wait to jump into the new one...
