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8 Things I Didn’t Know About Chemo
Posted by Arona Martin onWhen I first decided on the idea of a monthly guest blogger for 2021 there were a few people I particularly had in mind. Lauren Lopriore from Liv & Let was one of them! As soon as she agreed to write for this month, I prayed she would also agree...
2 Personalized Chemotherapy Gift Ideas for Cancer Patients
Posted by Arona Martin on"I have cancer"…3 words we never want to hear from any of our loved ones. A waterfall of emotions and uncertainty soon follows. What do you say? What do you do? You want to be there for them and support them, but how? I've found myself in this position not...
The Cancer Patient Approved Gift Guide
Posted by Arona Martin onI have a love/hate relationship with being part of the cancer community. I love love love that I have met so many amazing women, but I hate that cancer is the thing that brought us together. As my new friend, Christine, recently wrote in a message to me “the cancer...
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Posted by Arona Martin onCancer Fashionista: My Favorite Things!
Posted by Arona Martin onGuest post by Melissa Berry of CancerFashionista.com I love making lists. Seriously I do. But nothing makes me happier than making a list of my favorite things! I was chatting with Arona and we thought it would be cool for me to share my faves for looking fab through breast cancer...
A Fiery Passion & Cancer Fashion
Posted by Arona Martin onI want to tell you a story about how fear fuels passion, and hope fuels new ideas. How the scariest, most uncertain things in our life sometimes end up bringing us the most joy, and the best perspective. It’s a story about my life as a child, having a mom...
Building Strength Through The Struggles of Cancer
Posted by Arona Martin onBy Brittany Crosby By scientific and statistical standards, I shouldn’t still be alive. But by the grace of God, I’m more alive than ever. I travel the country with my husband, hike mountains, go to concerts, and sip pretend margaritas (water with a ton of lime LOL) on patios with...
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Grief and 10 Tips for Coping
Posted by Arona Martin onWhen I lost my best friend to cancer, grief swept over me like a tidal wave. Grief /ɡrēf/, noun Definition: Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death. Example: "She was overcome with grief." Source: Oxford English Dictionary I felt like I was drowning all the time and I just couldn’t catch my...
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Cancer. Can The Food You Eat Help Fight It? - Miso Ginger Buddha Bowl Recipe
Posted by Arona Martin onby Katrina Beede Nguyen “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates The power of mother nature, I believe she provided us living beings with all that our bodies need to have energy, reproduce, and heal our immune system. Therefore making us a warrior in fighting...
Chemo Port Is In. Now What Do I Wear?! How To Stay Fashionable During Chemo.
Posted by Arona Martin onChemo Port Is In. Now What Do I Wear?! How To Stay Fashionable During Chemo. by Kelsey Bucci Honestly, the last thing you think about after getting diagnosed with breast cancer is, “what am I going to wear to chemo?” My name is Kelsey, and at 30 years old I...