Thanks, Cancer!

**Everyone has a different chemo experience, and it's all pretty boring and unpleasant. **Look into intermittent fasting... Read more

The diagnosis process is generally awful at work ** You don’t have to be open about cancer--if you are open, you can hel... Read more

** Wash your hands and don’t touch your face ** Isolate if necessary ** You should always have enough food in the hous... Read more

** You get to know your unique body. Mimi has a crazy heart —which we all could have guessed by listening to her. (HAHAH... Read more

** For the Friend: 1) Give the gift of no expectations: DO NOT EXPECT A RESPONSE and don’t let the cancerpath bear the... Read more

When we don't want to do another topic, because this sh*t is hard. Mimi and Leanna discuss difficulties of the cancer li... Read more

** Be proactive about making new connections ** Travel ** Communication is healing ** Go meet people in real life **... Read more

** Don’t tell me your a boob man if you don’t know what breast cancer feels like ** Other people can see cancer from d... Read more

We social distance record coronavirus part II: it’s getting weird out there.

We discuss Leanna’s experience with her mother’s stage IV cancer.

** Yoga, stretching, or biking ** Gardening ** Do some art: painting, writing, etc ** Eat extra well and mindfully ... Read more

** Try to clarify surgical options early on: what’s the best possible, what’s the worst possible, what’s the probable m... Read more

** There is no timeline or flowchart for how to “move on” ** It’s definitely time to move on when there is no other ch... Read more

***Even the good cancer is terrible. ***Get a binder for our cancer notes. ***Let yourself feel all the feelings. ***If ... Read more

Thanks to Mindy Hinkel for our amazing theme song!

** Cancer doesn’t just require you to change once—it’s constant adaptation. ** Check if any of your survival strategie... Read more

***The people you invite to the party should bring something to the table. ***Power outfits for treatments (when else ca... Read more

** Cancer is weird and it makes you weird--you’ll do weird things ** Cancer pushes you out to the ends of the bell curve... Read more

***Everyone is depressed and anxious when you hear about the cancer. ***Mania is common: Maybe channel it into something... Read more

** The Intersection of Cancer and Life with gem Emily Garnett ** DJ Breast Cancer Tina Conrad ** The CanSurvivor with... Read more