Tag: CancerForward - Part 4
At Last! Study Says Chronicling Cancer Experience Online Reduces Depressive Symptoms Among Survivors
As a society, we are increasingly moving online to tell our friends, family and co-workers – sometimes indeed, the world – about our personal experiences with cancer. I’m a longtime believer that journaling or chronicling one’s cancer journey is rehabilitative to our emotional well-being. Since I was diagnosed in 2001, I’ve jotted down my survivor…
Recession-Born Nonprofit Grows into Third Birthday Shoes, Primed to Make Footprint in Healthy Cancer Survivorship Awareness
CancerForward just passed its third birthday, giving a nod to the milestone but taking little time to celebrate. As the day approached and went, there was too much work to be done. Our plate was piled high with opportunities for the future and the need to keep our body growing stronger. You’re not seeing crocodile…
National Cancer Survivors Day® is Cause For Celebration
By Beth Sanders Moore Today is National Cancer Survivors Day 2013, and the day is cause for celebration! Here’s why: The number of cancer survivors is growing. There are an estimated 13.7 million survivors living today. By the year 2020, that number is expected to increase by 30% to 18 million. Cancer survivorship care is…
Cancer, Redefined: ‘Survivor’
By Rick Boulay, MD Editor’s Note: A board-certified gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Boulay blogs regularly at Journey Through Cancer. This blog first appeared February 26, 2013 on HuffPost and was re-published by its author on CancerForward. Sur-vi-vor, noun [ser-vahy-ver]: a person who continues to function or prosper in spite of opposition, hardship, or setbacks. As we…
Laugh Yourself Well
By Rev. Susan Sparks Editor’s Note: Portions of this blog are excerpted from “Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor,” 2010 by Rev. Susan Sparks. Permission granted by SkyLight Paths Publishing Woodstock, VT. “Is this going to take long?” I asked the nurse. I needed to know, because I had wedged…
Fuller Life Achieved in 2012: A Young Adult Cancer Survivor’s Top 10 Motivators
The holiday season is a time most of us reflect on the past year and plan forward for the new, right? For me — a cancer survivor in my mid-20’s — this time of year is one of accounting for the things that help me remain strong and positive in my continued journey of healthy…
Remember to Sing in the Lifeboats
By Heather Millar Editor’s Note: The following blog article first appeared December 19, 2012 in “Cancer Realities: From Diagnosis and Treatment to Remission and Survival” on WebMD. ©2012, WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The headline above is a quote from “Anonymous,” one of my favorites from that prolific author. I’ve been thinking a lot about…
The New Year Approaches: Penciling in Cancer on My Calendar
Editor’s Note: Beth Sanders Moore is the contributing author of this chapter taken from “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey,” authored by Dr. Julie Silver of Harvard Medical School and published by Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC (September 2012). Click here to purchase your copy of…