Hi Guys! 

In case you've 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!

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

• Where Does Strength Come From?- Some people may think they are strong, and then the word ‘Cancer’ is thrown into the equation. A million questions run through your mind with no answer of where to start. What will you do? How will you overcome? How will you find the strength to get through this next battle? 

• How To Talk To Kids About Cancer- A cancer diagnosis affects the entire family. The urgent challenge of explaining cancer to children at any age can be overwhelming when the future is uncertain and you're still trying to get your own head around this "earthquake zone." 

• 5 Quick Tips For Cooking During Chemo- Chemo can alter your taste, sensation of feeling, your ability to smell, and cause untold side-effects that will alter the way you see yourself and the world. Chef Ryan Callahan has developed a few tips that can help making eating enjoyable again. 

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

• Why two cancers in 3 months? Why take away my chances of ever bearing a child? Why change my life forever at 33? (click here to comment)

• Dear cancer, you thought you're getting the best of me the second time around? The first time you attacked my body, all you did was delay my goals of becoming a nurse with chemo, but I ended up learning way more than I would have from nursing school alone. (click here to comment)  

• Dear Cancer, its been two years since my last treatment and I won.You lost. But you left me with a lot of battle wounds that are heavy and permanent. My sinuses dont drain the same, my hair no longer curls, and my shunt is itchy. You make moving on difficult, but I will move on.(click here to comment) 

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

• "Two friends who fought and beat Leukemia together! Did anyone else have have a loved one going through a cancer diagnosis at the same time as you?" (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• "'I had a year and a half of total treatments and today was my last one!' - Congratulations Esther! ‪#‎cancerfree‬"(I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

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

• So, I was diagnosed with colon cancer in May, and endometrial cancer in July. I'm single, and 33, and have lost my fertility. (click here to answer)
• Hello I am new to this site....hoping to find other women in my situation just had a double massectomy in April learning to deal with the every day life of it....Hope to hear from you to help each other make this journey in our life easier... (click here to answer) 

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 -The IHC Team