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Finances are a pain in the arse at the best of times. But when you’ve got cancer, it’s one of the most important things you need to get things in order. What is your financial situation? Will your employer cover your pay if / when you need time off for treatment? Are you able to […]

It’s easier said than done. Just know change will come. They call it the ‘New Normal’ aka your life as you knew it being sent into a tailspin. It might happen slow or fast, be physical or emotional, but brace yourself for some altogether new stuff. Take all the time you need to process these

There’s gonna be a lot of new experiences and info coming at you and having a blank slate can help you cope. That old saying about a tidy home and a tidy mind was no lie. So clean your gaff. Not just physically, but mentally. Get anything you’ve been meaning to sort out off your

Spiralling into endless ‘what ifs’ will not help you deal, so don’t waste energy and emotion on stuff that might not even happen. We’re talking results, side effects, outcomes, the future. All of it. Try to step back and look at things as they are, not how they might be. Separating fact from fiction means

No two stories of cancer are ever the same. Period. So don’t look at any journey as ‘the norm’. When you’re feeling wobbly it’s oh-so-easy to search for similarities in other realities but it really is such a waste of your precious time and energy. Step away from the internet. Knowing about the experiences of

You’re going to have a lot of questions. Please don’t stay schtum. Knowledge is power and you’ll feel better for asking. Not to mention more informed and better equipped for what’s to come. Become the expert of your own experience. There are no stupid questions. At all. Ever. Don’t feel like you’re ‘bothering’ someone by

Social media can be a great place to find others for support and encouragement. It’s an amazing tool that can help you get through a myriad of rough patches. But we all know it’s got a less positive side too. First, don’t compare your journey to anyone else’s online. Each cancer experience is as nuanced

Remember this: You are a person who has or has had cancer. You ARE NOT, and WILL NEVER BE, the disease itself. Although, at times, it might feel like this b*stard thing has total control over your life, do not be fooled. You are the same person you were before some rogue cell mutations tried

Listen, you’re only human and this whole thing is damn hard to deal with. You are well within your right to tell people what you want, when you want. Or not tell them anything at all. Yes, people are gonna be curious, and god knows we need others to get wise to what cancer’s all

Why me? Why not you darling? Why should it be anyone. This shit is unfair. This shit is tough. There are times you’ll want to retreat into a shell and shut out the world. No one understands. And that’s ok. Let it happen. Feel all the feelings. Just be sure to attach a little life