Cancer Survivor on Shine

Fran Drescher explains: 12 ways to get the most out of your doctor visits

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[Ed. note -- Welcome Fran Drescher, cancer survivor and woman of great strength, many insights and that voice. She's here on behalf of Intent.com to tell us all what her treatment and recovery taught her about being a smart patient.] Is there really a right way and a wrong way to go to...

Life with Cancer: Are you happy enough?

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Someone asked me this yesterday: "Do you wake up every morning just so incredibly happy that you have a baby and that you have survived cancer and are feeling so good?" I actually had to think about it for a minute. I am happy, but I'm also preoccupied/consumed by a number of...

What's wrong with wanting more from life after cancer?

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Hey guys, Lea is back for an update (I told you things wouldn't change now that I'm blogging from home--which I'm LOVING, by the way). Well, Lea is doing great, but she still wants...more. Here, she explains: It's Lea checking in and I am about to celebrate almost six months...

Battling cancer secretly: Would you do it?

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To some, a cancer diagnosis is a very private thing. For me, it was the complete opposite--I'm an oversharer by nature so it never occurred to me not to tell people (plus, I had a supportive workplace, which I know factors huge in this). That's how I've coped. But some people--for a...

Relay For Life® of Metro West

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Each year, across the nation, one event brings together entire communities to take part in the fight against cancer. That event is the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®. It’s a time and place where people come to celebrate those who have survived cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against a disease that touches too many lives. The event is this Friday and they are still looking for cancer survivors, team members, volunteers and participants. Won’t you join us this year and be a part of Relay on May 2nd, 2008?

The best not-really-even-about-cancer cancer book I've ever read: Evan Handler's It's Only Temporary

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First, the back story: A couple of weeks ago I got an interesting e-mail from Evan Handler--yes, that Evan Handler, the guy who played Harry Goldenblatt, Charlotte's lovable husband on Sex and the City (and in the upcoming movie) and who's now on the best show on television,...

I Am Now, Officially, A Survivor

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Yesterday I was at the deli up the street from my house getting a ham and swiss (to split with Nick...my new eat-less plan) and the guy behind the counter started chatting me up. We covered everything from the sledding hill across the street (yes, he said, the kids all come to the deli for hot...