Highlights from Discussions at the ABC Café

What gives you strength?

I find my strength in my family, though it is not always so easy at it seems…  I think sometimes we have the romantic cavalier image of what we wish we could say on this topic.  I will just say that when the rubber meets the road, I would do anything to make sure my kids have their Dad.  If that means beating cancer, so be it….  If that... [Read more...]

I wish I had known when I was diagnosed that…

I wished I had known about the emotions that you go through and that it is normal to go up and down and all around. I wish I had realized I shouldn’t push people close to me away just because they don’t understand. I wish I had known that this disease stays with you long after the treatment is over. It’s a daily thing, in the mind,... [Read more...]

How did you deal with hair loss?

My head was shaved on Christmas eve. We went to my parents immediately after and my nephew who was 2 had the funniest look on his face.  You could tell he was trying to figure out what in the heck had happened to my hair and why no one else seemed to be upset about it.  He would stare…. then look at Conner like “dude, what happened to... [Read more...]