I work as an oncology/mastectomy massage therapist at Cornerstone Spa and Integrative Wellness. I have the opportunity to meet people at one of, if not the most…

Loyal, strong, determined, resilient, compassionate, honest, and brave. Charles Frederick Porter II was born in Oxford England to an English mother with Jewish…

CancerRoadTrip is about making lemonade out of lemons. You can read the backstory here. Since 2017, when I sold my house, I have been traveling, with cancer. Th…

I ran into Marianne DuQuette Cuozzo’s art on The Underbelly site and I was immediately taken. Perhaps I related to the sense of injury from illness and surgery.…

Shortly after Hubby died, I read a book by Eugene O’Kelly, Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life. O’Kelly was diagnosed with cancer and…

Pancreatic cancer is tough and finding inspiration is essential. I received this email recently and (with the permission of the author) I thought I’d simply sha…

Noelle LeVeaux was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Based on her family history, she chose an aggressive approach of treatment. As a single mom, her friends and f…

Traveling with cancer presents its challenges but on this day, I tried to see the opportunity. It was Day One of CancerRoadTrip, one year ago. My first stop was…

The other night, I awoke at 3 AM with throbbing pain that radiated from the surgery site up to the top of my head. I thought: Am I having a heart attack?
Am I d…

CancerRoadTrip is about making lemonade out of lemons. This is how it all began:   Betrayal   Cancer is full of betrayals, big and small.  Your body betrays you…