It hits hard and fast and information is your power! This blog is designed to help you navigate your experience and give you some power back.
In May of this year, if you had asked me where I thought I would be in my recovery today, I would have said preparing for my return to work. I would have told you that I brilliantly and practically, planned to have one of my daughters, Victoria, home with me through out the summer... Continue Reading →
There are many resources out there that tell us to make sure we know our options post diagnosis. Usually with an acute diagnosis we have days, maybe even hours left before we could experience a hemorrhage that will end our lives. In fact, there is any number of case studies that can be found on... Continue Reading →
Dealing with a cancer (or any other significant medical) diagnosis will bring both physical and emotional challenges. Emotions run high, tempers flare, some withdraw and shut down and it can be devastating to careers and finances. According to Michael J. Glantz in an article written by WebMD, this is especially true if you are a... Continue Reading →
Essentially, the survival rate of Acute Promyelotic Leukemia, assuming you make it through diagnosis and Induction (the first phase of treatment), is somewhere between 80-90% chance of full recovery. While I have not been able to find a conclusive study that specifies the rate of early death prior to diagnosis, I was able to find... Continue Reading →
INPATIENT From the moment I stepped into the room that would become my home for 22 days, I felt like I was receiving exceptional care. Considering the severity of the situation, my nurses were not only professional and attentive, but they were huge emotional supports too. If you could have bottled the tears I cried... Continue Reading →
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, the incidence of developing cancer increases after 50 years old. While I don't have enough statistical information to disagree, young adults are falling victim to cancer as well...and they are faced with a slew of challenges as a result. When I was in the hospital, I met a 31... Continue Reading →
Diet is a really tough topic. Period. Whether you're battling cancer or not, navigating the plethora of information out there about what is healthy and what is not is overwhelming. If we consider all the fad diets that come and go, it's clear that this is a never ending exploration with unlimited differences of opinions. ... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining me! Please let me introduce myself! My name is Michelle. This is me before. Then, I would have continued my introduction by saying, 'I am a full time career woman and a proud mother'. I likely would have boasted about the hard work I've done throughout my 15 year career in the... Continue Reading →
