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To My Dear Friend, Your Hug Means A Lot

To continue the letter series for a friend, To My Dear Friend, let’s now talk about the feelings, mood changes and personality changes of a cancer patient or survivor. You are maybe caring a loved one who has cancer and you might observe his/her personality changes also you are unable Continue Reading

What Is PTSD And How Can A Cancer Survivor Survive From This?

Hello dear readers! So this time, I would like to discuss about this topic (if you are keen on “talking it over” after you read this article) about PTSD. But before I will continue, I want to be clear to everyone that this topic is about psychiatry/neurology and I don’t Continue Reading

Here’s Why Pets Are Better Company When You’re Sick

It really sucks to be sick. How much more having an illness like cancer? It does suck more, cancer really sucks. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a favorite pet. That was more than 20 years ago when I was in primary school. My sister and I had a favorite Continue Reading

A Smile Costs Nothing But Gives Much

Smiling wooden figure. Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash You’ve got cancer! Smile! Are you kidding me? Smile? When my doctor told me I had cancer, nothing was the same anymore. Having cancer was like a point of no return. No trace of a smile was found on my face. Continue Reading

We Never Truly Know Another’s Pain They Carry

A man shouting for freedom from pain. Photo courtesy by Tony Rojas on Unsplash We all fall down. Whether we are healthy or not, rich or poor, young or old. There are times that we have to fall lower than we have ever been, to stand up taller than we ever Continue Reading

Human Contact Cannot Be Overestimated!

Human contact cannot be overestimated! This was the exact sentence from another cancer survivor to me in one of the fora in the social media where we share experiences and victories. I shared my latest blog, a letter to my friend whose cancer is back right after her second surgery Continue Reading

To My Dear Friend, Let’s Crush Cancer Together

Recently, you had brought us another terrible news that makes us unbearably sad. “You have cancer, again.” This news had shocked us and left us completely speechless. I sent you a message right after I heard that news from our other friend. Then, you replied back, “We have still hope!” Continue Reading

She Sparkles And Shines On, Meet Karla Kay

Let me just tell those “SHOULD”ers they need to STOP!! Until you hear those 3 words you have no idea how you would handle anything! The Diagnosis On 28th October 2015, I received the phone call at 5 p.m. while standing in the kitchen from my gynecologist doctor. His words Continue Reading

Cancer Is Hard, And So As Depression

My thoughts… are just everywhere. I could not even focus. My mind is blinded, racing, and beating right out of my chest. I had been diagnosed with cancer, I followed all the treatments. Now, I’m back home, I can go back to work. I am not even sure if I Continue Reading

This Is What I Learned From Practicing Guided Imagery

Back from those days where I was afraid to deal with anything real until I’ve got to face a painful reality that I could not really imagine how to deal with. What’s a painful reality? That I — am sick, alone, and dying — anytime soon! Hearing those three little Continue Reading

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