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Enjoying things right in front of me.

Here’s a new term for me: Response shift.

No one talks about the “rabbit hole” that patients with cancer experience, even as time passes.

I spent most of the past decade obsessed with self-preservation. After being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer, this was necessary for my survival.

Once the lid came off Pandora's Jar, I had a lot to learn to live with, and it has not been easy.

My mom kept me safe from everything, until cancer showed her she couldn’t.

After being diagnosed with lung cancer, I found a group of patients with a similar diagnosis to me. Together, we protect each other like the clown fish and anemone at the bottom of the sea.

If it wasn’t for my friends and family, I don’t know how I would have gotten through cancer alone.

It’s strange how an event can unfold on the national stage, and it validates something that you have been pointing out for years.

Sometimes difficult experiences like cancer can come with blessings in disguise.

I am so happy that I was able to celebrate my wedding anniversary with my biggest supporter.

The bonds that you make with your doctors can last a lifetime, and I’m so glad to call many of them a friend.

After recovering from a bone marrow transplant to tackle a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia, I started to volunteer.

Most of us dread, simply dread, hearing the words, “I’m sorry you have cancer.” I did.

Even though I did smoke cigarettes, I made sure that I didn't smoke enough to get cancer from it.

Being told to write was the best advice I could have ever received.

I couldn't believe that I would benefit from some of the side effects of my cancer treatment.

One side effect of chemotherapy that no one warned me about was frequent urination.

After being diagnosed with cancer, I experienced the fear of missing out, but eventually replaced it with the joy of missing out.

When it comes to a physical exam, you don’t know how much of an impact it could make.

Looking back on the nine years since being diagnosed with breast cancer, here are my perceptions and reflections of the disease.

I think it was Theodore Geisel (aka Dr Seuss) who said “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

I remember my first trip to the “chemo room”.

The statistics for metastatic are grim, so I made a list of my own numbers instead.

I will continue to say that I am a “survivor,” and that is the best title I could ever receive.

Dealing with my cancer was much easier than dealing with the possibility of my mother’s cancer.

I was diagnosed with cancer just as the pandemic hit.

Raising awareness for cancer survivors is important, and I try to do just that.