Sharing what worked for me in my life threatening Cancer experience
Navigating the emotional side of cancer. Personal stories, perspective shifts, and practical tips for finding peace and resilience during treatment and recovery.
If you’re reading this, you or someone you love is likely staring down the barrel of a chemotherapy schedule. First off, I’m sending you a big virtual hug. I’ve been there. I know that mix of "let’s get this done" and "I really don’t want to do this." When I started my cancer story, I…
When you first hear the words "you have cancer," your brain immediately goes into survival mode. You start thinking about oncologists, treatment plans, insurance, and how the heck you’re going to tell your family. Your calendar fills up with blood draws, scans, and infusion appointments. It’s a physical onslaught, and for a long time, that’s…
When you look in the mirror after a diagnosis, or a few rounds of treatment, it’s rarely just “you” looking back. There are the dark circles, the weight shifts, and, for many of us, the loss of hair. It’s a jarring experience. We spend our whole lives building an identity based on how we look,…
It is funny how life has a way of sending you the biggest challenges at the most unexpected times. You can go from ongoing repetition of the same schedule to “suddenly” finding yourself at your doctor’s office, trying to wrap your head around words like “metastasis” and “oncology.” My name is Julien, and this is…
It might be difficult to find the positives after having been diagnosed with a life threatening illness. It seems we always have a choice to choose our perspective and by the same token choose how we want to feel about any given situation.
The following may not sit well with some people but I know that I am not a victim of cancer. It is my belief that I manifested this disease as a drastic way to shift me out of harmful habits. The following is my personal view of the situation and is in no way related…