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Setback Soup

It has often been said that your ability to bounce back after a challenge shows your strength.  That helpless feeling of being fully submerged in a giant bowl of setback soup.

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Lend a helping hand…or leg.

When I think about the word help, I remember the times I've fallen and yelled for my husband to peel me up off of the floor. Help has become something I need often, no matter how stubborn I can be at times.

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The juggling act

As I sit here writing this, I have spreadsheets, contracts, and numbers floating in my head like alphabet soup. This is precisely what I once worried about. Spending my weekends stressed about pending work tasks, while I tried unsuccessfully to rest my healing mind and body in preparation for the busy week ahead…

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What kind of growth?

To a kid, growth means getting bigger, stronger and finally being allowed to stay up late. As of late, the word brings up mixed emotions..

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ESA

6 years ago I was a newly married cancer survivor who still had two legs. I was a dog Mom to Jack Daniels, a sweet, snaggletoothed Havanese dog…

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6 Months as the new me

Life has been moving at such a rapid pace lately that I missed my 6-month ampuversary. Yes, you read that right, ampuversary…

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4 Things cancer survivors want you to know

In honor of Sarcoma Awareness Month, I want to share some common threads found amongst those whose lives have been affected by cancer. If you know and love someone who has dealt with or is dealing with cancer, you may be surprised to learn that it’s the simple things that give us the support we need…

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Healing is not linear

There was a time when I thought that my pain, both physical and spiritual would be it's worst during those first few weeks after surgery…

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Figuring Out Fitness

At 6 months post-op, I felt ready to start some sort of work out routine but just couldn't figure out where to begin. The truth is I've been scared…

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