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Kate Beland does not believe that cancer defines her. She is an athlete, a marathoner, a mother, a wife and a writer. When she is not conducting her three-ring circus act, she is busy kicking late stage melanoma's butt and keeping herself sane through her writing and running: https://www.facebook.com/runningandcancer/ or www.runliftbreathe.blogspot.com
September 07, 2018
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I felt like cancer had forced me to do other "uncomfortable" things instead of the bucket list I had chosen.
August 31, 2018
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I know that once you are a cancer survivor, you're always a cancer survivor, but will that sinking feeling of no control ever go away?
August 03, 2018
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There is no easy way to gain a sense of control when dealing with cancer. And we all definitely deal with it differently.
July 17, 2018
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When I look in the mirror, I see that I am the byproduct of multiple surgeries. Sometimes, I feel as if I look like shark bait.
May 04, 2018
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I think being an athlete is what saved my life.
March 09, 2018
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I will relish that calm after the storm when I leave that hospital knowing it didn't break me.
September 13, 2017
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Some of us fumble more than others. I was one of those emotional wrecks, wearing my emotions on my sleeve.
June 07, 2017
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Maybe they'll be able to put the big girl pants on when life throws it's curve balls.
March 23, 2017
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I miss the girl who was too self-absorbed to know real sorrow.
January 12, 2017
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Because I am a lifelong learner and an educator at heart, I always feel the compelling need to share in case someone else out there might benefit from the fires I've walked through.
November 30, 2016
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I really don't understand why some of us bear heavier burdens than others....
October 06, 2016
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Today I feel as if I have some unfinished business, though I am not quite sure what it is.
August 24, 2016
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I remember that moment feeling like I was in the middle of a fire, and it was going to eat me alive. But it did not. I found a way to get up; I found a way to rise up.
July 28, 2016
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The state of the world is a major buzzkill right now...
July 13, 2016
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I took a vacation from cancer. I didn't write about it; I didn't think about it; I just lived — out loud and joyfully.
June 07, 2016
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If you really break it down, there are only two emotions that consume the world and all its living beings: love and fear.
May 18, 2016
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With that first gasp of air, like you have been holding your breath the past 11 months, you realize you just might be a better person after all this cancer crap.
April 30, 2016
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I am not a warrior who can handle anything. I am not the toughest person you know. I have no choice.
April 11, 2016
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I ran this race last April knowing that something was not right with my body. I just knew...
March 21, 2016
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I am sorry that you spent the summer watching me empty my drains and wondering when the heck those giant tubes would be pulled from my leg. I know I did my best to use discretion, but you still saw and still knew this had to do with cancer.
February 26, 2016
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My children are intelligent, thoughtful and sensitive. In this case, telling the truth is not always in their best interest.
February 04, 2016
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Cancer does not mean a death sentence. Many of us are walking around, living life with cancer.
January 22, 2016
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Cancer benched me, but it's time to feel alive again and remember that I am much more than a person who is recovering from a disease.
January 21, 2016
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I am not fearless. But, despite all that this disease has taken from me, I will fight to take something back.
January 08, 2016
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December 10 was my New Year's Eve — it was full of hope and renewal.
December 13, 2015
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My letter to Ty, a young man taken before his time.
December 04, 2015
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I feel terror and beauty all around me, but it's OK to feel them both — they've gotten me this far.
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