“Sometimes the things we can’t change end up changing us.”
In 2007 I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
In 2009 I introduced Breast Cancer Survivor Support with the intention of offering psychotherapy, resources and support to women with breast cancer.
In 2015 I want to introduce Cancer Survivor Support www.cancersurvivorsupport.com
I want to express my gratitude to [...]

“The only journey is the journey within.” Rainer Maria Rilke
“Whether good or bad, life changing situations often give people a chance to grow, learn and appreciate what’s important to them.  Many people with cancer describe their experience as a journey. It’s not necessarily a journey they would have chosen for themselves. But it sometimes presents [...]

“It’s just that if you’re not disruptive everything seems to be repeated endlessly – not so much the good things but the bland things – the ordinary things – the weaker things get repeated – the stronger things get suppressed and held down and hidden.” Robert Adamson
Last week I attended the International Psycho-Oncology/American Psycho-social Oncology [...]

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
I am attending the International Psycho-Oncology/American Psychosocial Oncology World Conference in Washington, DC.  Nearly 1,000 people from 29 countries have gathered to discuss the vital importance of implementing quality psychosocial care for cancer patients and their communities.  [...]

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” Anais Nin
The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS)/ International Psychosocial Oncology Society (IPOS) World Conference – From National to Global: Implementing the Standard of Psychosocial Care in Oncology” convenes [...]

“I can’t go back to yesterday – because I was a different person then.” Lewis Carroll
I wanted to share some articles and a video from The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship  that speak to the long term issues of cancer survivorship.
For those of us who are (hopefully) in this for the long haul there are [...]

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” –Henri Frederic Amiel
I want to thank all of you who visit and read the thoughts, ideas, and feelings that I express each week on this blog. Please know how thankful I am [...]

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” Nikos Kazantzakis
Living with uncertainty is one of the major concerns we face as cancer survivors. I’ve seen this turn up on every survey given to cancer patients and listened to survivors talk about it in therapy sessions, group discussions and casual [...]

“It’s important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.  When you tell your story,  you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story. “ Iyanla Vanzant
Someone recently told her story in response to a piece I posted on [...]

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Buddha

Lately I’ve been talking to parents who’ve been diagnosed with cancer and are looking at how to talk with their children.  The ages of these kids range from 3 years to 22 years.  As each one of us is unique, each [...]