Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Guest Blog: Kelly Pereira, NASM Certified Personal Trainer Recovering after a single or double mastectomy often brings more than wounds and drains; many people notice stiffness, limited shoulder movement, chest tightness, and a heavy, constricting sensation people sometimes call the iron bra. These range of motion problems can make everyday tasks (for instance reaching up, …
After cancer, movement changes. Not just physically. It also changes emotionally. What once felt automatic may now feel loaded. Exercise after cancer can bring up fear, frustration, grief, comparison, or pressure. You may want to move again… and also feel deeply resistant to anything that smells like discipline, punishment, or “fixing” your body. If that …
Holiday travel has always been complicated.When it comes to holiday travel after cancer, it can feel charged. Airports. Long drives. Family homes that hold old versions of you. Questions you didn’t invite. Expectations you didn’t consent to. Fatigue that shows up without warning. A body that now has limits—even when your heart wants to say …
In this edition of the AskEllyn blog, we’ll offer up some suggestions on holiday rituals for cancer survivors to help you and your family find peace and solace. There are years when the holidays feel light — and years when they feel impossibly heavy. This year, for many of us, the weight is unmistakable. We …
A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Reflection on Being Broken, Rebuilt, and More Beautiful Than Before There’s a clean, unignorable fracture that appears in your life the moment you hear the words “You have cancer.” For me, that moment arrived on an ordinary March day—bright sunlight, a regular schedule, a to-do list that used to matter—right up …
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