What is it about hair? Why would I dread getting my head shaved more than having chemo?
My husband Jerry and I were at MD Anderson for blood work bright and early one Monday morning before my chemotherapy for my esophageal cancer treatment. I decided today would be THE day. It was silly to hang onto the last few clumps of thin hair that graced my cute little head. So immediately after I got poked for the...
There are few positive words associated with cancer. It's hard, it's hectic, it's nerve wracking, and it consumes your life. As a caregiver...
When Stephanie Soria finds herself becoming stressed, sad or worried during her colon cancer treatment, she reaches into her bag and pulls...
I was 20 weeks pregnant with my second child when my doctor told me, "You have breast cancer." I was only 28 years old -- 20 years...
Intellectual and technical challenges keep the work of a research nurse interesting. But Lisa Marsh says the journey with her patients is...
Just before she received her ovarian cancer diagnosis, Meredith Ippolito traveled to the shores of Normandy, France. She stood on Omaha Beach...
In spring 2013, Will Schmidt underwent a colonoscopy after blood work showed he was extremely anemic.
Once the anesthesia had worn...
Our family sat together around that kitchen table. It was the same kitchen table we had sat around countless times before sharing meals, celebrating...
As I sit here near MD Anderson's Sundial landmark watching people come and go, I see one thing they have in common: hope. A woman just came...