Coping with Cancer » death

Because going to France means so much to my personal life and my childhood, it was my goal to meet my dad’s really good friend from back in the day. In all my recent travels, I like to connect ...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2015/07/23/reconnecting-with-my-dads-past-in-france/

Dear friends, Happy Father’s Day – I was honestly inspired because I knew what was coming my way on Sunday. I was going to wake up to a flood of dad pics through social media feeds and a coup...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2015/06/21/fathers-day-an-open-letter/

Today marks the two year anniversary of my dad’s death. These last two years of grief have been unexpectedly exhausting. After I lost my dad, I felt like I was in a mental state ready to grieve...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2015/05/13/the-last-two-years-of-my-grief/

Disclaimer: I debated with myself for a long time whether I should publish this or not because I originally wrote this for a college assignment. Please keep in mind there is so so so much more t...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2015/01/27/the-cancer-story/

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! This is my favorite time of the year — everyone sharing why they are thankful, the Christmas music in the stores, the smell of gingerbread cookies...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2014/11/30/i-am-thankful-for-my-father-figures/

April 16, 2013. My world started falling apart. I walked into the Good Samaritan Hospital and felt my heart drop. I knew this was not just the regular doctor visit. I found my way around the hos...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2014/04/16/one-year-ago-i-found-out-my-dad-was-going-to-die/

My dad was truly an amazing person. He was the life of every party, the captain of every team, the sunshine on a cloudy day, the tickle monster when in a grumpy mood. He made every guest and ever...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2014/04/14/happy-birthday-daddy/

Throughout my blog, I have mentioned the death of my father. However, I would like to make it very clear to my readers that cancer does not mean death. Cancer survival rates depend on many things...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2013/09/01/cancer-does-not-mean-death/

As hard as it is, remember your loved ones before the cancer treatments started. It’s natural for one to change after having poisons injected into the body.

https://copingwithcancer.org/2013/07/23/as-hard-as-it-i/

Sleep! Sleeping is an essential part of the human body’s daily routine. We often forget how important our sleep is because most of us are too busy thinking about a bigger problem- our parent’...

https://copingwithcancer.org/2013/07/23/coping-strategy-3-sleep-2/