“In my personal experience many of us [cancer survivors] may suffer more mentally than we do physically, as the emotional scars can take longer to heal than any physical ones.” –Chris Lewis, Founder, www.Chris-Cancercommunity.com Chris Lewis should know something about the emotional impact of cancer. In addition to his own cancer journey, which included seven… Read More »
Finding Hope on the Darkest Days
Today was dark and gray, like many of Portland’s short winter days. It’s easy for my spirit to fade into the gray, bringing listlessness as the day wears on, even anxiety if I recall that this weather could go on until May or June. I have two strategies to deal with this. First, I take… Read More »
Emotional Healing After Cancer
Yesterday was a big day: I submitted the draft of my upcoming presentation to the national convention of naturopathic physicians for peer review. I’m excited because I’ll be speaking on a topic I’m passionate about, and which I see as underrepresented in the discourse around cancer: emotional healing for survivors. I continue to hear from… Read More »
10 Great Reasons to Exercise After Cancer!
This week I saw a patient about to start chemotherapy for breast cancer. She was deciding whether to take a drug that would reduce her recurrence risk by 50%, or the more aggressive regimen recommended by her oncologist, which would reduce her risk by another 6% but carries the risk of additional longlasting side effects.1… Read More »