by Connect Thru Cancer | Apr 30, 2020 | General
by Guest Blogger: Tracey Treat I thought I did everything right. I exercise, eat healthy, and do my very best to live a stress-free life. I’m on top of my health screenings, including a mammogram every year. So, I repeatedly ask myself, how at 51 years old do I...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Sep 17, 2019 | General
I guess I should start by pointing out that I have never written a blog post before, and that my husband and I are generally not sharers. For example, I went an entire year at a job without my supervisor knowing that I had a daughter, and not because I was hiding her...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Jul 8, 2019 | My Story
When I was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I didn’t know where to turn. I was 32 years old, and my son had just turned two. We lived in a new town, knew no one, and felt unbelievably overwhelmed. Parenting a toddler is difficult under the best of...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 29, 2018 | General
Cancer has taught me many things. Learning how to accept and ask for help was something that I was not accustomed to. In addition to being a bit of a control freak, I considered asking for help a sign of weakness. I knew I was capable of handling it all; until I got...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Sep 27, 2018 | General
There were 3 of us. The 3 amigos, bonded by cancer and travel soccer. As our daughters ran up and down the sidelines we updated each other on our latest medical updates. Christine, an 18-year survivor with four kids was tough as nails. Her cancer kept creeping back...
