Health

Anxiety, fear, anger, and depression – these are some of the many emotions you may experience after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone copes differently with this diagnosis, and there’s no right or wrong way of coming to terms with it. But a significant aspect of handling this experience is to make sure that it does not end up handling you. Recognize these four reasons why your diagnosis does not own you. You’re asking the right questions Especially in the beginning, this path that you’re on is a scary one. Those first doctor’s visits after your diagnosis can be overwhelming, especially since you’re still processing the news. Now your doctor is telling you about your options, your prognosis, and the decisions you

It’s National Nurses Week, and I can’t think of a better time than now to honor these special people and celebrate their selfless work. In an effort to show our sincerest appreciation, I interviewed two nurses to better understand their role in society, their unique struggles, and how we can make them feel valued. This is what they said… What made you decide to become a nurse? Katelynn is a nurse in the ER, she’s 27 years old, and has been a nurse for 5 years. One of the first times I met her she told me an incredible story about a summer she spent in Haiti providing medical care for villages who go years without having access to any. She’s smart,

Everyone warned me that when I turned 40 the dreaded mammogram would be there to welcome me. It is like a rite of passage into the middle-age years for every woman. I had my official introduction to the infamous squeezing machine just a few weeks ago. Though not as bad as my imagination had made it, it was still pretty close. While amazed that someone so brilliant actually invented this potentially life-saving procedure, I still see a lot of room for improvement in its user-friendliness. It’s clunky and awkward, not fitting to a woman’s contour in the least. But, I suppose it gets the needed job done and that’s the most important thing. I couldn’t help but chuckle when the mammography technician