[NOTE: This is not the first time I’ve had a dry cough accompanied by shortness of breath since I did my breast cancer treatment. It’s actually the third time I’m experiencing it since I did chemo early 2017. I’ll elaborate in the later part.]...
NOTE: This blog is proudly written in collaboration with iGoPink.org, an American non-profit organization that supports breast cancer patients and research for October, the month for breast cancer awareness. I officially received my stage 2A diagnosis on October 2016...
As a kid, I grew up believing that life should be easy. I was one of the lucky ones that was born in a well-off setting and got all the love and attention from being the youngest and the only girl in the family. I wake up and there’s always food in the fridge...
Being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease such as breast cancer is already stressful on its own. Plus, chemotherapy can cause nausea and messes up the appetite, sleep, immune system, digestion, weight, hormones, libido and energy levels. And since the Holidays...
One of the habits I’ve cultivated since my diagnosis is maintaining a daily gratitude diary wherein at the end of the day, I note down the things, people or situation that I’m thankful for, no matter how big or small. This practice trains my mind to see...
