Managing emotions can be difficult, but it's important to treasure what you have while you have it.
Kim Johnson
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Kim was a caregiver for her sister while she battled stage 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma for nearly five years, from diagnosis through an autologous transplant. She turned her experience into change and has since become an activist in finding a cure for cancer. Kim has worked in politics and assisted in the passing of numerous legislative pieces impacting patients with cancer and their families. She is an activist in the field of oncology, nursing and beyond. Additionally, she is a volunteer and champion for a cure with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Campaign. Kim has shared her experiences with cancer as a contributor with Cure and through public speaking engagements throughout the United States.
Articles by Kim Johnson
Life, with or without cancer, is about learning to let go of all that we can't control, and focusing on what we can control.
Johnson discusses the challeneges of navigating medication management at home.
On starting a new chapter, but never forgetting.
While it is obvious that we will think of cancer, it is how we do so that matters.
Just because you are a healthy individual, that does not mean you should do it all. It is important to take care of yourself.
I'm writing my own chapter within a bigger story.
Even with the many advances in cancer research, there are still limits to what medicine can achieve.
Cancer is temporary, but family is forever.
Hoping for a cure is long and complex journey.
Reflection of life six months after my sister had a bone marrow transplant.
Life is about taking a moment each day to absorb all that is happening.
Memories and reflection on the past two years.
Taking a moment each day to absorb all that is happening
Remembering who you were before cancer and finding out who you are after is difficult.
It is the people that make up a hospital, not the building.
The fight continues after remission. You simply begin to fight for more good days than bad instead of fighting for your life.
When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the term "normal" has to be redefined.
The battle does not always end with the word.
Caregiving is a multi-dimensional act.
The unknown is not always as obvious as you may think.
Even those without the diagnosis have a lot to learn from cancer.
When hope is lost, cancer wins.
Cancer is often about quantity when it should be about quality.
I think about how much I have changed in two years time, and how cancer has changed the trajectory of my life.
We are often far harsher on ourselves than we would be with others.
We wouldn't have rainbows without rain.
You can't begin the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one.
Turning 29 is not a huge life milestone for most, but it’s a milestone that I didn’t think she would be around for.
Remembering a fighter and continuing his dedication to beat cancer
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