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A Letter to a New Cancer Patient
A Letter to a New Cancer Patient

“Wanting to be someone else, is a waste of the person you are” ~Marilyn Monroe

I was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer in 2015, a few months after my 40th birthday. I was devastated. Why would this happen to me? I was the poster child of health & fitness in all the ways one can be “healthy". One thing I could come up with after months and months of agonizing and fighting this diagnosis, unwilling to accept the fate of living with a permanent colostomy bag after being inundated with poisonous chemicals and radiation….I had lived for 20 years with chronic inflammation and autoimmune disease.

My immune system was compromised from mono when I was a teen and the standard american college diet of processed foods & alcohol contributed to my gut permeability but this was misunderstood in the late 1990’s. So I adapted to chronic bloating, constipation, fatigue and pushed through changing my lifestyle and diet at 24 with very little change in symptoms and several GI doctors telling me to just eat more fiber (which I was).

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Fit Chick Cancer Thriver, Health, InspirationTracy Robertcancer, cancersurvivor, cancerthriver, grief, anguishComment
4 Healthy Ways of Dealing With Grief by Camille Johnson
4 Healthy Ways of Dealing With Grief by Camille Johnson

The effects of grief and stress can create ripples through a person’s health and wellness that can endure for years.

During difficult times, it’s vital to set healthy goals to work toward that help you minimize these effects and keep

you on the path to healthy healing. Check out this list of four ways to do just that.

1. Make Time for Friends and Family

Extensive research over the years has found that the importance of healthy relationships on a person’s mental and

physical wellness cannot be overstated. According to Northwestern Medicine, those who nurture positive, reciprocal

relationships experience less stress, are able to heal better, exhibit healthier behaviors and enjoy a greater sense of

purpose. Research also shows that social ties help extend your years, with those who share healthy, loving

relationships of all kinds living longer.

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Health, Inspiration, Fit Chick Cancer ThriverTracy RobertMosaic Fitness & Nutritiongrief, healing, chronic illnessComment