The Day That Changed My Life - Cancer & Exercise

And after the grueling treatment process and the overwhelming emotional toll of having cancer, the goal is to encourage you to exercise. Working out can be the last thing you may want to think about especially on the days when you barely want muster up the energy to open your eyes. Overcoming the feeling of weakness, exhaustion, fatigue and emotionally drained, exercising is essential to the healing/recovery process.

Here's a great presentation filled with detail information on exercising by Donna Wilson RN and fitness instructor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.

The Day That Changed My Life - Chemotherpay What To Expect?

Once the diagnosis has been given, the next phase is to begin the treatment process. Dr. Eric Mayer of Dana Farber Brigham and Women's Cancer Center discusses the chemotherapy treatment plan, the side effects and the details of what one may experience during the treatment. It's a delicate process and meeting with a team who walks you through the steps of treatment is essential.

The chemotherapy is quite common. However, there are options available. Some prefer to wear a wig, hat, scarf or nothing at all. We have also included some wonderful videos that may be helpful. Kelley Tuthill is a television reporter and a breast cancer survivor who was treated at Dana- Farber. She graciously shares her tips for headscarf tying and selecting wigs which will add to a really great look.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.

The Day That Changed My Life - Dying for That Glow

May is Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Awareness Month. Spring is here and the proms, weddings and other occasions is the trigger for many to work at adding the bronze glow to their skin. Summer fun, laying out on the beach or having a bask in the sun while laying in the grass all seems harmless. Sadly, many are uninformed or simply in denial that they too can have skin cancer.

A young MaryAnn soon learned that her love for that glow had now become a cancer that she never thought would affect her. After all, skin cancer is for the older people - or so she thought.

While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.



Learn more at The Skin Cancer Foundation