Her text arrived on a Saturday evening. Can we talk for a moment – please? D’s my coaching client, and she was scheduled to begin radiation for a painful node in her neck right after the weekend. If she was calling between her regularly scheduled sessions, I knew it was urgent. I dialed her number.… Read More »
Healing the Financial Side Effects of Cancer, Part 2
In my last post, we started a conversation about healing cancer’s sometimes devastating financial side effects. I told you a story about how $2,000 showed up, seemingly out of the blue, for my project that’s helping special kids’ dreams come true. It wouldn’t be surprising if some of you thought “Yeah right. She got lucky.… Read More »
You and the C-Word (no, not THAT C-word…)
Let’s say you have neuropathy, fatigue, or other troublesome symptoms that have hung on since you finished cancer treatment. You’ve asked your medical team what to do, but their only reply is “that will go away eventually.” You’re not sure you believe that anymore, because it’s been some time since treatment ended and nothing is… 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 »