by Gina Porcelli
January 24, 2025
I quickly learned that cancer isn’t a box you check off. It’s a journey—a word I’ve come to understand deeply over the past five years.......
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by Gina Porcelli
July 31, 2024
…..the real test of my courage came with my cancer diagnosis. Suddenly, the shadows in the closet were nothing…..
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by Gina Porcelli
April 30, 2024
When treatment ends, it's like crossing the finish line of a marathon with a flood of emotions. For me, I felt an amazing sense of relief, gratitude and happiness. I experienced a feeling of joy that I believed would never leave me......but it did......
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by Gina Porcelli
August 7, 2023
If there is ever a time in your life to be an advocate for yourself, this is it!!
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by Gina Porcelli
February 8, 2023
I was overwhelmed with uncertainty about how I would manage the pain, I expected I would be experiencing in the next days and weeks to come……
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by Gina Porcelli
January 18, 2023
I once had a set of double D’s
I loved them, I cursed them, but they were part of me….,,
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by Tiffany Higley
April 6, 2022
Preparing for your first chemotherapy infusion can be overwhelming. I didn't know what to bring or where to start. There were of course the necessary items as directed by the doctor. I soon realized comfort items would be essential and getting though the difficult treatments. We have put together a list of common items to consider.
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by Gina Porcelli
March 4, 2022
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. There is no need for any additional complications when a simple technique can greatly reduce the percentage of heart damage during breast cancer radiation
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by Gina Porcelli
February 1, 2022
I never realized my hair was such a part of my identity until I lost it. I now had a new look, it was the “cancer” look and I didn’t like it, I didn’t like it at all……….
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by Gina Porcelli
December 28, 2021
I dodged the many calls, texts, emails and messaging through social media. I didn’t want to talk abo ut me, cancer and anything in between. I drifted into avoidance and depression. My life as I knew it was spinning out of control. People reached out and I ran the other way. I didn’t want pity or to deal with others emotions and I certainly didn’t want to tell my horrific story over and over again.
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by Tiffany Higley
December 15, 2021
Once my team of doctors gave me a plan, I felt some relief. Now I knew how we were going to attack. I decided right then, and there I was beating this, and that was that…..
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by Gina Porcelli
December 11, 2021
Aside from the daily tasks, I would also spend time caught in the mental game of regret, irritation and procrastination. Now how I spend my time and who I spend it with has become fiercely important to me……
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