Finished treatment 5 or more years ago
Chemotherapy
Lymph Node Biopsy
Surgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
Anxiety
Body Aches
Chemobrain
Depression
Fatigue/Weakness
Hair Loss or Alopecia
Infertility
Insomnia
Weight Gain
Mood changes
Nausea & Vomitting
Neuropathy
Post Traumatic Stress
Skin & Nail Problems
Sexual Complications
Swelling (Edema)
Load MorePersonal blog... Celebrating 20 years with the woman of my dreams today! :)
http://www.stevepake.com/life/2016/10/11/20-years
Couldn't be happier or more in love. We've been through so much together beyond just cancer, and how blessed are we in that we've only ever grown together and more closely to each other through all of this, despite all that life has thrown our way. Something to truly appreciate. So blessed. :)
I recently completed a series of essays on PTSD after Cancer, a culmination of nearly two years of writing work! These are long form essays that I put my heart and soul into, trying to heal from PTSD after Cancer, which affected me for many years. I'm happy to say that I'm spiritually cured of this, and haven't had any issues in quite a long time now! The response to these essays, published only on my website for now, has been overwhelmingly positive from the cancer community, and I'm so happy that others have been able to find themselves in these essays, know they're not alone in what they've been feeling, and that there's a way out of this misery.
http://www.stevepake.com/ptsd-after-cancer/
If you've been suffering from posttraumatic stress after cancer, definitely give these essays a read!
Steve
I write at both my personal website, (www.stevepake.com), and am also a blogger at the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. (www.tcafinfo.org), in addition to writing for I Had Cancer, so I'm always in the midst of various writing projects. Everything I've ever written is up at my website, but not all that I write makes it to either TCAF or IHC. So the best place to go is to my website, which is my writing hub.
My latest blog is "Five Years and a Day Since Cancer", which is up at my website, and was also cross-posted to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.
http://www.stevepake.com/cancer-blog/2016/3/15/five-years-and-a-day-sinc...
This is a blog about what it feels like to finally start to feel closure, and that you're mentally moving on from cancer, after a five year long journey. Mentally healing from cancer takes a whole lot longer than the physical healing does. The scars from cancer run very deep. Hope you'll give it a read!
In addition to my blogs here at IHadCancer.com, I have an entire website filled with various writings on the topic of cancer survivorship, so be sure to check them out. Welcomed to connect with me via various social media accounts, linked via my website as well.
Instagram: @YACancerbySteve - https://www.instagram.com/yacancerbysteve/
Twitter: @StevePake - https://twitter.com/StevePake
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yacancerbysteve/