Share Your Perks
- Tell Us Your Perks of Having Cancer!
While discussing my cancer perks with a Radiation technician last week, he said, “I know exactly what you mean. My friend completely lost his sense of taste while undergoing chemotherapy. It was the first time he could tolerate his wife’s cooking.” And so the idea was born: Sharing other people’s perks! Beginning in May, 2012, I will be posting YOUR perks of having cancer. Just email your perk to:
Please attach a picture and tell us a little bit about yourself.
Please submit only original work. All submissions become the property of “Perks of Having Cancer” and may be edited, published, or otherwise re-used.
Feb 20, 2012 @ 20:20:00
My father had awesome wavy hair… I have been jealous of it my entire life. No longer: post-chemo hair regrowth is delightfully wavy. Curly, even, in the back. I know it won’t last, but hey!
Feb 20, 2012 @ 21:30:33
I am still awaiting my lovely locks:)
Mar 17, 2012 @ 13:08:42
im loving the bald look ! i couldn’t wait either ..shineon
Apr 16, 2012 @ 02:16:43
I feel so great for having a chnce to meet u thins weekend. And I’m excited to see those pictures. I hope u have a great few days in Nova Scotia b4 u have to fliy home. Any questions on the South Shore I figured it out. Take care and I hope to hear from u soon.
Jody
Apr 16, 2012 @ 02:19:02
Holy spell check! I’m way too tired to making complete sentences. Lol!
Apr 16, 2012 @ 14:16:43
I’ll get those photos to you today, Jody and the blog will be posted some day this week. Thanks for dropping by my blog. It was so great meeting you:)
Apr 16, 2012 @ 13:39:03
It was wonderful meeting you this weekend! I power walked, did my meditating and Qi Gong this morning all before 9:30… feeling so self- righteous!
Enjoy today in N.S…. hope the fog burns off for you!
Apr 16, 2012 @ 14:15:57
thanks, Donna! I did my “exercise, exercise, exercise” but not my meditaiton YET. I just picked up Woman’s World Magazine and my story in in there in the “Guardian Angel” section if you want to check it out. It was so nice meeting you. Thanks for dropping by my blog.
Apr 17, 2012 @ 23:21:57
Hi Florence, so Nice Meeting you this weekend – and sharing a roof with you!
Love the Blog – Take Care! Linda
Apr 27, 2012 @ 20:49:02
I am so happy to find this blog. When I speak of feeling blessed to have been diagnosed with breast cancer, I usually get all kinds of different looks of not understanding how it could be so. Of course this realization came with hindsight. Testing became an everyday word in my vocabulary; from pre-diagnostic to pre-surgeries and I do mean surgeries. The end result: besides the 2 lumps in the right breast, I also had a child’s fist size lump displacing my esophagus (turned out to be benign but was growing fairly rapidly) and a kidney that was only working at about 18 percent. Both needed to be removed also. The lump near my esophagus would have continue to grow making breathing and eating more difficult. The kidney had a bacterial infection (only God knows how long it had been growing) that manifested in a kidney stone that continued to grow in the kidney without ever trying to pass. Today I am doing great without ever experiencing the difficulties that could have been very painful to say the least. OK, Perks #1 and #2.
Perk #3: I worked at an elementary school with 65 + people. My new family. Not only did they do so much fundraising for me; enough to cover all of my out-of-pocket expenses they became my prayer warriors. They were my strength. Everyone of them. Prayers, cards, rides, hugs, smiles, laughs and more prayers daily. Who could ask for more? I am so very Blessed!
Apr 28, 2012 @ 09:51:01
thank you, Sherry, for sharing your Perks!
May 05, 2012 @ 20:14:51
Florence, My name is Lisa Hanson. I met your beautiful sister at a TRX certification in Sarasota. Through conversation, I shared my survivorship of breast cancer story with her. She gave me your web site info. Thanks so much for such wonderful insight! Hope your sis gets this note!