Hi Everyone!

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!

We’ve been playing around with snapchat for fun! Be sure to send snaps of your #DearCancer, #5words2Cancer or #hospitalsnaps to us!

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

• It Is Possible To Feel Beautiful After A Mastectomy- For breast cancer survivors who undergo a mastectomy, their "new normal" includes struggling with getting dressed every day. Read how one woman took control of her life and wardrobe after cancer. 

• How To Cook For A Cancer Patient With Altered Taste- Treatment can leave patients facing difficulties with producing saliva, swallowing foods, or a dramatic change in taste. Despite these difficulties, Chef Ryan Callahan provides simple solutions for putting together meals for cancer patients. 

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

• "Dear Cancer, you showed up uninvited. No thanks to that. You have caused me years of anxiety, fear, pain, and loss. Guess what? You still didn't win. I am still alive. Guess what again? I have lived 5 years since that day you showed up when I was 32. You think you may have robbed me of some of my youth and I almost....almost let you take that. Then I thought about it and realized, if I let you steal, then you keep going, you keep chasing, and you get all cocky that you think you got this one. News flash - YOU LOSE. I WIN." (click here to comment)

• "You always seem to show up at the worst times. You took over my body for two and half years and robbed me of my childhood. Then you decided to move on to my sweet grandpa who wouldn't let you win either. Just when I thought my family was invincible to you, you took my dad from us way too early. Why did you choose him and not me? Eff you, Cancer. Eff you." (click here to comment)  

• "Dear Cancer; Though my life will never be the same, and I'm ok, now, with you stopping by, it really ticks me off that you hurt the people I love, and changed their lives too. You're a greedy one. My port is out, my hair is growing, that 50lbs lost is going to stay off(thanks for that), and the cancer song I wrote is in the hands of some musicians who will try to make a difference. Up yours, Cancer." (click here to comment) 

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

• "'I am a 4 Time Liver Cancer Survivor. Told I wouldn't survived. Nor have kids. I did both. I just celebrated 15 years being cancer free. There are not many of us. It's a small group. So I am trying to get the word out!' - Katie, survivor 

  Did you know that October is #LiverCancerAwareness month? Please share!" (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• "Gotta love seeing a smile this big!! Surgery #4 for Sawyers battle against Burkitts Lymphoma. You've got this ‪#‎SawyersWarriors" (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• "We love connecting with the IHC family EVERYWHERE! Got this awesome snapchat earlier. Thanks for sharing Abby!! Happy No-more-port day :)" (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

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

• Hi. I finished chemo two years ago for Acute Myleoid Leukemia. Even though I have no pain I still suffer from severe sensory neuropathy. It's all over My body. My senses are completely screwed up. I have numbness and tingling all over my body. I am extremely stiff in my muscles, bones and joints. It literally feels like my bones will break if I push them too far although I know they are strong because o had a bone density scan and they are good. Anyone else suffer from this? (click here to answer) 
• Im 23 with stage four b cervical cancer, currently on my 17th round of chemotherapy. I was just wondering how many rounds everybody else has done~(click here to answer)
  

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 -The IHC Team