Barbara Tako

This cancer survivor still struggles with scanxiety and the cancer waiting and watching game.

Melanoma cancer survivor is grateful and feels like she discovered that she is allergic to air.

Two-time cancer survivor rants a little about her mom's breast cancer recurrence.

Two-time cancer survivor shares her learning experiences from helping her elderly mom cope with breast cancer (double mastectomy).

Are we missing the boat when carling for elderly cancer patients, asks caregiving survivor as she helps her survivor mom.

My dog helped me get through cancer and now my heart is breaking.

Cancer surviving caregiver strives to support her mom through cancer.

Blessed are the caregivers, says two-time cancer survivor who is now helping her older mom cope with cancer.

Cancer survivor confesses she has become nicer since cancer.

Though we are each unique, connecting with fellow cancer survivors helps, says two-time survivor Barbara Tako.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor faces her fear of recurrence and offers two benefits of living with constant uncertainty.

Learn from a cancer survivor who wasn't proud of how she handled cancer the first time.

I don't even like being outside that much, but as a cancer survivor, it helps, says two-time survivor Barbara Tako.

Without a cancer diagnosis, would I have

Two-time survivor discusses gratitude to cope with her cancer and her life.

A two-time cancer survivor suggests ways new patients can find support to cope with survival.

Cancer survivor discusses the topic that many prefer to avoid--fear of death and dying.

A two-time cancer survivor several years out from her first diagnosis shares ways to help your cancer survivor “worry brain.”

Hope? Several years out, a breast cancer and melanoma survivor contemplates what comforted her and could have comforted at the time of diagnosis and early in her treatment.

A breast cancer and melanoma survivor shares her coping strategies for rechecks, lab results and scanxiety.

A breast cancer and melanoma survivor ponders her relationship with her body several years after diagnoses.

A breast cancer and melanoma survivor reflects on being tired of her cancers and living with uncertainty.

A cancer survivor wonders if chemicals contributed to her breast cancer or melanoma.

A five-year breast cancer survivor expresses uncertainty about discontinuing her hormone-suppressing medication.

Breast cancer survivor ponders her chemo brain and her hair loss several years out from chemotherapy.

A survivor of breast cancer and melanoma reflects on her simple New Year's resolutions.

A cancer survivor and clutter clearing expert shares ways to clear the holiday clutter.

A breast cancer survivor wonders when it will be “safe” to toss the chemo wig and reflects about going down the road as a cancer survivor.

Over five years out from breast cancer and over a year from melanoma, I still stress out about scans, tests and mammograms.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor reflects on coping with cancer's challenges during the holidays.