by Connect Thru Cancer | Nov 21, 2022 | General
Once upon a time, in a memory far far away I remember when life was simpler, the work day ended at 5 p.m. and kids played outside until they were called for dinner. Although that way of life seems like eons ago, it is still vividly ingrained in my mind. It seems as if...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 10, 2022 | General
When my parents told me my mom had cancer, I wasn’t sure what to think. I was in 6th grade and knew of a few people who had cancer. My friend’s uncle had cancer, and he passed away. But another friend’s mom had cancer, and she was fine. I was 11 and very...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Feb 11, 2022 | General
I was eleven years old when my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Unlike my older sisters, I didn’t realize how serious it was. I was just happy that people kept showing up at our house with food and treats. I particularly remember a basket of...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 29, 2021 | General
The Kelly Family: Porter, Tishi, Quinn, Riley and Kevin Courage Strength in the face of pain To withstand danger and fear To do what one thinks is right Physical Social Moral Emotional Spiritual “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Jul 28, 2021 | General
Three women reached out to me recently, each with a different inquiry, but all with something in common – Breast Cancer. One woman, three days away from a double mastectomy. Another, decided on radical surgery because she has the BRCA gene. And yet another,...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Mar 8, 2021 | General, My Story
“I am brave” should be the mantra of every single human on the planet for this past year! I was not sure I had something more to say about cancer, as I felt I had shared my story. However, the end of 2020 came quickly and as an epic year not to be forgotten. Then as...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Dec 2, 2020 | General
What is your “happily ever after?” Is there even such a thing? I have been pondering this question a lot lately. Coincidentally, I came across a podcast recently called “The Happiness Lab” and was listening to an episode with Professor Daniel Gilbert the other day....
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 6, 2020 | General, My Story
Cancer. I could write about the fear, the pain, the unknown, but isn’t that what everyone writes about? How painful it is to tell their spouse, children, family and friends? Yes, it is all that, but it is nothing like what it is to live the life of having cancer, the...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Sep 10, 2020 | General, My Story
by Tracey Treat I received the call on January 30th. “You have breast cancer”. I immediately thought, this is not my first rodeo, I can do this. One lump, no sweat. I made my first calls and surprisingly, I was calm, calmer actually than the people I was telling. The...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Jul 8, 2020 | General, My Story
The Definition of a “Rockstar” It was May of 1983. I was in 10th grade at Marple Newtown High School in Newtown Square, PA. I thought the world was literally going to end if I did not get to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby to see a new band called U2. It was a...
