My Marble Mass – benign or malignant?
Benign or malignant? that is the question. Another chapter in “Here we go again!” The legacy of one cancer leading into another. I am just a little anxious. The odds are in my favor. I noticed it last spring – … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - March 7, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Journal * Living with Cancer Newly diagnosed Rare cancers Anxiety Biopsy CT scan Prognosis Surgery Source Type: blogs
What is Chemotherapy Like? – guest post
What is chemotherapy like? A simple question perhaps. I like the way that Josh Kizler describes it. Josh is a 31 year old fighting germ cell or testicular cancer. He writes at his new blog Emerging Environments I had difficulty … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - February 28, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Chemotherapy Germ Cell Testicular Source Type: blogs
Coping With Cancer – guest post
One of the reasons we like to read other blogs is to share in the experience of fellow survivors, looking for similarities and differences, new insights and catharsis. But another sort of opportunity sometimes pops up – actual practical advice … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - February 6, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Acceptance Anxiety Melanoma Survivorship Source Type: blogs
Survivorship 2014 – guest post
This arrived in my comment box today. I send it out as a belated New Year’s gift to readers. Amy Ruth is a survivor. 2013 was a rough year. One of the crises she faced was the diagnosis of … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - January 30, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Death Guest Post * Living with Cancer Family Survivorship T-PLL Source Type: blogs
Mea culpa, mea culpa
Periodically it seems, I feel to need to apologize to readers for letting the blog lapse. It was certainly easier to keep up before I went back to work. Back then it was the only release from the pent-up need … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - January 27, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Blogging Site News Source Type: blogs
Cancer Diary from Britain – guest post
Here is another offering from my inbox. Shelly is a survivor of inflammatory breast cancer. Her professional life has been involved with facilitation and health issues. Many of her posts deal with issues outside of her cancer experience though its … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - November 4, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Breast cancer Source Type: blogs
A teen deals with leukemia – guest post
Back at my desk, answering my email. One remarkable letter came from 16 year old Serena Bonneville, writing from British Columbia. Serena is newly diagnosed with ALL. She just started writing her blog in early October. She has startling insight … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - October 31, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Newly diagnosed Children Hospital Leukemia Side effects Source Type: blogs
Cancer Petition: Clothing Line at Target
Editor’s Note: Go to this address to sign petition: Petition | Keep Talia Castellano’s legacy going by getting her clothing line “Bald Chick Collection” put at Target | Change.org Petitioning Target Keep Talia Castellano’s legacy going by getting her … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - September 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Living with Cancer Source Type: blogs
Cancer: Lessons about Talking – guest post
We only get a small number of blogs from pancreatic cancer survivors. The disease is usually not caught until late stages. Things move fast. Seldom time to stop and put your thoughts down on paper. I am especially thoughtful about … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - September 11, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Acceptance Pancreatic cancer Source Type: blogs
How Not to Look Like a Cancer Patient at Work – guest post
Here is an insightful and humorous piece. Dawn Morris, a stage 3 breast cancer survivor, writes an interestingly designed blog: reality from here (cancer’s leftovers) | How Not to Look Like a Cancer Patient at Work One fine evening at … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - September 8, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Breast cancer Chemotherapy Side effects Survivorship Source Type: blogs
Breast Cancerversary – guest post
Here is a new breast cancer blog called The Rack | tales of a breast cancer fighter It is a well written synopsis of a one year journey. Let her know if you enjoy it. Dennis It is truly bewildering … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - September 2, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Bone marrow transplant Breast cancer Survivorship Source Type: blogs
In the beginning…liposarcoma – Guest Post
New diagnosis, new survivor, new journey, new blog. ~ I Dream of a Cure….. The beginning…. Hi!!! I’m Jeanne (hence the “I dream of” title) I am- well was- but am- a healthy happy funny kick ass chick! I’m a … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - August 27, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Sarcoma Source Type: blogs
Pancreatic Cancer? the clock ticks down…
Earlier this summer I alluded to some medical problems. I sit here now, with occasional winches of abdominal pain, eight days post-op. The short version: I have a history of diverticulosis. After a couple of flare-ups of diverticulitis, we did … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - August 22, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Living with Cancer Newly diagnosed Pancreatic cancer Surgery Source Type: blogs
Contribute to new cancer book
Passing along this email I received today from Becky McGuiness F=Check out the link below. Looks like a great project….Take care, Dennis I got bone cancer at 21 in 2008 and now in part remission. I have an idea to … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - August 11, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Living with Cancer Source Type: blogs
Gonna Fly Now – guest cancer blog
Here is the first in our new Spring class of cancer bloggers. Mysti was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer just last October. She lives in Texas with her two sons and husband. She has a spunky writing style. He … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - June 6, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Ovarian cancer Source Type: blogs
