Hi Everyone!

In case you have missed out on what’s been going on at I Had Cancer, here is a quick recap. Please reach out to us if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

We're so excited to announce that our site has won the Webby Award for Best Community Website!
Thank you to all of you for supporting us and being a part of this community! Shared experiences, shared strength.

Recent Blog Posts (please email emily@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• How I Overcame Survivor's Guilt- For many who leave Cancer behind them, "Survivor's Guilt" is a real feeling experienced. Read more on how one survivor approached this after finishing her treatment.

• 4 Ways To Maintain Consistency During Cancer -Sometimes all we need is to make sure our lives feel "normal". Read and share these tips on maintaining some consistency during your Cancer journey.

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• I had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Beat the shit out of it. I was 11 and I was so scared. Now I'm 18 and I'm proud to be here, I never gave in, neither did my family. So dear cancer, if you can't stop me, nothing will. I will be successfull, I will marry, I will have kids and you, you sucker, are just a bad memory. You are in the past and you will stay there. What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger. So back off, you lil fuck, I'm a warrior. (click here to comment)
• I kicked your ass. Gloves off. It was a tough fight, but I won. I received the best news any cancer patient could ever hear last week - that you are no longer a threat. That I am healthy and cancer-free. BOOYA! Take that, b!tch! from me, only to fail. I believe only good thoughts. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook posts (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)

• The stronger the cancer community is, the sooner the stigmas, stereotypes and misconceptions that surround a cancer diagnosis will disappear. Winning this award from the The Webby Awards brings us one step closer to getting rid of them entirely. It's cancer...not cooties.

  Thank you to all of you for supporting us and being a part of this community! Shared experiences, shared strength. (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• "A little bit of hair!!!! I could honestly cry !!!" - Pat, Lymphoma fighter. (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• One of the hardest things for patients to deal with is the fear and uncertainty about whether or not treatment is actually working. Would a blood test that detects cancer cells help give you peace of mind? (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• What can I do to heal a injury to my breast? Two yrs ago I had a lumpectomy & lymph dissection. Cancer free over a year. Yesterday I helped my family move 11 truck loads of my belongings from a storage unit and lifted a lot. At 4am I woke to a lot of pain in my bad breast and believe I've ripped the thick scar tissue under my skin apart from the tissue surrounding it. I've ice and heated and took a 800mg of Mortin. No relief yet. Sincerely, AB in MI(click here to answer)
• Hi everyone it's been a while since I've been on here but I was recently diagnosed with the check to cancer gene and it has been suggested by my oncologist that I have a bilateral double mastectomy. I am going to get reconstruction and I just wanted to know if there was anyone in the Denver area who I could connect with? (click here to answer)

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Thanks for all of your support.
 -The IHC Team