I had a rather large tumor on my left cheek. (I had actually taken to cupping my hands around it as I slept, so I could lie on my side.) I was referred to a rad…
In addition to being a survivor, I was a caregiver to my mother. Her name was Yolanda. The news of my mother’s diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer came as a sho…
Cookie Kerxton was diagnosed in early 2008 with vocal cord cancer. While undergoing radiation treatment, she felt compelled to find a way to ease the financial…
CancerRoadTrip is about making lemonade out of lemons, and using travel to heal. We all heal in different ways. Sometimes a new location helps by creating a new…
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist and co-author of Saying Goodbye: A Guide to Coping with a Loved One’s Terminal Ill…
My thoughts amassed into an inner tsunami whose fear-fed swells submerged all emotions and reactions. In its wake, disbelief stood alone and defiant. I am a man…
Sometimes when things hit hard and fast — like cancer – like loss of health or a way of life, or loss of a loved one — there can be a tendency to wrap our lives…
I wish I were on a road trip of unlimited possibility. The road never ends and all of that. But I’m not. I’m in my sixth decade and face some health challenges.…
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent…
