Cancer’s impact: it’s a family affair
What I have learned as a cancer patient is that the cancer isn’t isolated to me. It has tentacles that reach out to my closest …
Blepharitis & Dry Eye Syndrome
Blepharitis and dry eye syndrome from my treatments have been particularly bad the past few days and my doctor prescribed eye mask isn’t cutting it. …
Practice makes perfect
This is what happens when you get distracted by kids and when an inexperienced person tries drawing eyebrows… One is much higher than the other. …
Herceptin, my saviour!
It’s a good news / bad news situation. Bad news is that my bloodwork wasn’t good (anemia, moderately high neutropenia, low platelets and signs of …
New bedtime routine to combat chemo side-effects
My new bedtime routine, brought to you by chemotherapy… I have purchased ice booties in the hopes to prevent further Plantar Erythrodysesthesia and to start …
Nosebleeds
The arrow in the image below is pointing to the empty station ready to for me at the Get RIPPED! Buffet class. Unfortunately, a heavy …
Fingerprints, no more
It’s official; the chemo has basically destroyed my fingerprints to the point that I can’t unlock my devices anymore. Yes, it’s a common side effect …
My cancer story: There is good that has come from this
This is my cancer story. I won’t let it define me. I won’t let it take over the things I have control over, and I …
Benefits seen by Alberta Cancer Exercise participants
Medical research is important to build up the knowledge and evidence required for cancer treatment improvement. That’s why I’m proud to have participated in the …