The Resolute Woman

Category: cancer

  • Keep swimming–and keep singing

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    My friend whose husband has brain cancer visited me. What can we do when something bad happens? Sometimes you can take action to find a solution, but sometimes there is no solution. These words are from a poem from How Beautiful the Beloved by Gregory Orr.  One of the best kinds of friends are friends…

  • Breast cancer affects 1 in 8

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    Ranna, my daughter, is cancer free, but she is still fighting serious health issues caused by breast cancer. I have learned a lot about this horrible disease since Ranna was diagnosed with cancer in January 2011. I urge each of you to get regular screening tests for breast cancer and to make sure that the…

  • Contemplation and action

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    When we found out that my daughter Ranna was going to the hospital for treatments every afternoon for two months, my first reaction was panic. How could I change my business schedule so that I could take Ranna to the hospital every afternoon? After a few minutes, I calmed down and thought about the five…

  • Accepting life as it is

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    I have good news. My daughter who has been struggling with breast cancer and its complications for 1-1/2 years is now getting a series of new treatments. We have hope that these treatments for two hours a day, five days a week for two months will be a turning point and that they will help…

  • I danced an Irish jig

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    What do you say when the nurse calls and tells your daughter that she is cancer-free? Words, of course, can never express the relief and happiness I felt. I didn’t say anything. After 15 months of watching Ranna battle cancer and trying my best to help her and sometimes fearing the worst, how could I…

  • Relief and hope

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    Since January, my daughter Ranna has battled breast cancer. It has been a tough battle. She had an aggressive cancer and has seen many doctors for countless appointments. She has had seven surgeries. During 35 years of counseling, I have worked with a number of people with cancer. I thought I understood what they had…

  • What can you do to help?

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    Shelley Lewis, in her book about breast cancer, which we mentioned in our last blog post, has some good suggestions for ways you can help a friend who has a major problem. In Five Lessons I didn’t Learn from Breast Cancer (And One Big One I Did), Lewis makes these suggestions. Don’t ask, “Is there…