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Tag: Gynecologic

Linda with a big smile
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Linda

August 10, 2022August 8, 2022 Cynthia

Linda found that the lessons she learned early in life helped her fight challenges later with addiction and recurrent ovarian cancer

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Mary K

May 25, 2022June 2, 2022 Cynthia

Test anxiety and fear of recurrence kept Mary on edge for years, but thankfully the intensity of the experience faded with time.

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Toni

December 9, 2020December 11, 2020 Cynthia

Life is messy, especially when you are caring for 10 cats, three rabbits and a sick husband in the middle of your own cancer.

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Deborah

August 19, 2020August 13, 2020 Cynthia

When she lost over 100 pounds, Deborah wondered, was it the dieting or was she dying from her recurrent cancer?

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Ruth running with her dog in the woods
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Sue M

July 25, 2019June 7, 2022 Cynthia

When cancer becomes chronic, coping becomes a habit.

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Fatima

June 19, 2019July 27, 2020 Cynthia

For Fatima, a cancer diagnosis changed her sense of everything in a matter of hours.

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Robin

May 21, 2019May 20, 2019 Cynthia

For an optimist like Robin, it's impossible to imagine a bad outcome, so even cancer is "just a blip."

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Brenda

May 16, 2019May 20, 2019 Cynthia

BRCA positive status and a prior abortion complicate Brenda's cancer anxiety.

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Pamela

March 22, 2019May 16, 2022 Cynthia

Five recurrences, 88 chemo treatments and 19 million radioactive particles, but who's counting?

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Diane

March 9, 2019March 8, 2019 Cynthia

Strong and self-reliant, Diane thought she could cope with anything on her own, but not cancer...

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Nancy

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

After spending her anniversary in the hospital, the uncertainty of slow-growing cancer keeps Nancy on edge.

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Jane

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

A near death experience is preparation for cancer, but not its side effects.

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Angela

February 9, 2019December 11, 2020 Cynthia

Battling multiple cancers over 15 years, Angela can handle whatever the news brings.

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Carol

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

Carol finds strength in family, faith and going to the woods...

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Jane

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

Coping with cancer is like being tossed in the rapids.

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Anne

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

Third time's the charm for Anne's ovarian cancer.

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Carolyn

February 9, 2019June 22, 2021 Cynthia

What's the worst that could happen? After cancer, anything is possible.

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