Debbie Legault

January 08, 2022

A mother describes how her daughter formed an unlikely friendship with one of her chemo nurses after her treatment ended.

December 16, 2021

A caregiver writes a poem expressing joy over her daughter’s clean scan results after having had breast cancer in her own version of the 12 Days of Christmas.

December 06, 2021

A mother of a young breast cancer survivor shares the letter she wrote to Santa explaining her only Christmas wish.

November 20, 2021

A caregiver and mother of a breast cancer survivor explains the common misunderstanding people have when asking how her daughter’s health post-treatment.

November 10, 2021

A mother explains how difficult it is to forget about the painful memories of her daughter's cancer experience and how she is moving forward, one step at a time.

October 28, 2021

“The financial burden is another gift that cancer keeps on giving,” writes the mother and caregiver of a young woman with breast cancer.

October 05, 2021

A mother of a breast cancer survivor expresses the constant worry she lives with, wondering if cancer will wreak havoc on her daughter’s life again.

September 20, 2021

A mother and cancer caregiver expresses her frustration over the lack of breast cancer screening in young women and explains how catching cancer early saved her daughter’s life.

September 02, 2021

A caregiver discusses the grueling experience of not knowing whether cancer could strike one of her children or family members again at any given moment.

August 23, 2021

A caregiver discusses her wishes for a woman who was recently diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. “Most of all I wish that time will stand still for her, so that she can crawl into bed with her children and hold them as long as she wants to, feeling their bodies curl into hers as they sleep,” she writes.

August 05, 2021

A caregiver writes about her daughter’s breast cancer odds. “One of the most difficult things I deal with on a daily basis is realizing that I didn’t have to say goodbye to my child because of luck,” she writes.

July 06, 2021

A caregiver explains how she and her daughter soaked up as much joy as possible during the few hours her daughter felt close to normal after breast cancer treatment.

June 22, 2021

A mother describes how her daughter discovered a lump that led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

June 12, 2021

A caregiver describes the imprint her daughter’s oncology nurses left on her heart.

May 30, 2021

A mother describes how lonely she feels as the caregiver of an adult child with cancer.

May 21, 2021

A caregiver describes her daughter’s experience with breast cancer, and what the month of May signifies to them both.

May 09, 2021

A mother and caregiver describes how she views each moment with her daughter differently after her daughter’s breast cancer diagnosis.

May 02, 2021

A caregiver notes how honesty is the best policy when taking care of someone with cancer. She also discusses how she’s grateful that her daughter’s cancer experience happened before the COVID-19 pandemic so she could be there for her.

April 14, 2021

No matter how far you think you’ve gotten away from them, cancer’s side effects are always in your rear-view mirror, writes this caregiver.

April 07, 2021

Survivor’s guilt is not just felt by individuals who overcome a deadly disease like cancer, writes a cancer caregiver. She explains how she has experienced it too but knows that not all caregivers are as lucky as her.

March 24, 2021

The old saying is that spring is the season of hope, and this cancer caregiver writes how it feels like this spring has a bit more bounce in its step.

March 17, 2021

A caregiver crosses her fingers that those who love her can have patience as she heals from the trauma of her experiences.

March 10, 2021

A cancer caregiver shares how she provided support for both her daughter and mother-in-law who were being treated for breast cancer at the same time, and what she learned from those experiences.

March 03, 2021

A caregiver offers new caregivers tips on how to become an active part of a loved one’s cancer care team.

February 24, 2021

A caregiver recalls how she and her daughter went to get tattoos to celebrate the end of her daughter’s breast cancer treatment. Now, every time she looks down at her tattoo, she can smile knowing her daughter conquered cancer.

February 17, 2021

A caregiver recalls how an unexpected side effect of her daughter’s breast cancer treatment has caused her to experience feelings of helpless anger.

January 27, 2021

COVID-19 has robbed us of the physical ways we remember important milestones on the cancer journey and the physical ways we need to mourn.

January 19, 2021

The balancing act of being a caregiver and parent simultaneously is one that requires acceptance and fierceness.

January 10, 2021

A caregiver discusses the challenges of always waiting to hear "the cancer is back."

December 20, 2020

The timeless tale of A Christmas Carol not only shows us how to be a better person, but how to look at the entirety of our cancer journey and what may lie ahead.