The Menu By Rachel Engstrom, Author & Firefly Guest Blogger When you go to a restaurant and get a menu, you look at all of the wonderful choices of what you can eat, then make a choice to fit your … Continue reading →
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Hair Loss Should Be Optional: Cold Cap Therapy
“Your hair is part of your sense of identity,” shared Vivian* in last week’s blog. Vivian chose to do “Cold Cap Therapy” during chemotherapy allowing her to keep much of her hair. “Most people I come in contact with probably … Continue reading →
Read MoreI didn’t Lose My Hair During Cancer Treatment: Cold Capping
Perhaps one of the most visible and most devastating side effects of certain chemotherapies for breast cancer is hair loss: that unmistakable visual cue that screams, “I am a cancer patient!” In last week’s blog, we introduced you to Vivian*, … Continue reading →
Read MoreAssumptions Others Make: Hair Loss
“That’s the way your journey is in life . . . stumbling over boulders. On this journey through breast cancer, there are lots of boulders. Some big, some small, and I need to stumble over some and get through some … Continue reading →
Read MoreAssumptions Others Make: All Breast Cancer is the Same
As with any breast cancer diagnosis, it can seem like drinking water from a firehose as doctors, nurses, care coordinators, and sometimes the internet pour forth a tremendous amount of information, often containing large words, and treatment options with, at … Continue reading →
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