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January 18, 2018January 17, 2018

Cancer Doesn’t Have to Be Isolating

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

Cancer can be quite the isolating experience, regardless of how many physical bodies are around you at all times. It’s a sort of experience that isn’t relatable even to people watching you ... Read more

January 4, 2018January 3, 2018

Survivor’s Guilt After Overcoming Cancer

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

As a two-year cancer survivor, I have had the heartbreak of experiencing the loss of fellow cancer patients, including my own grandfather. Since being diagnosed with cancer, loss of life ... Read more

December 21, 2017December 20, 2017

Chemo Brain Is Real

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

I am sitting in the car with my friend having a conversation, and while I am about to spew out the next few words of my sentence, I completely forget ... Read more

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

Is My History of Cancer a Disability in the Workplace?

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

After being diagnosed with lymphoma, I had to put my schooling and career as a nanny on hold. A little past halfway through treatment, I had the epiphany to change ... Read more

December 7, 2017June 17, 2018

How I Celebrate My Cancerversary

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

Growing up, I was not extremely crazy about birthdays. Of course, I thought they were fun and a wonderful excuse to get together with some of my favorite people, but ... Read more

November 30, 2017November 29, 2017

What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

Many times when you are faced with a statement from another person sharing an experience through adversity, there is some confusion about how to comfort and acknowledge their pain. We ... Read more

October 5, 2017November 28, 2017

Caring for Caregivers

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

While I was going through treatment for Hodgkins, I became very conscious about the fact that my diagnosis did not affect only me. As treatment progressed, I realized I was still ... Read more

September 28, 2017September 26, 2017

Cancer-free Has a Beautiful Sound

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

Last week, I went to Florida for my 22-month checkup. I have been going to Florida for my checkups every three months for the past two years. In Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... Read more

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017

We Need Awareness for All Cancers

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

October is not just a month for pumpkin-themed drinks; it’s a month that raises a tremendous amount of awareness for breast cancer. Unless you’ve been living under a rock your entire ... Read more

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

Lymphoma and PTSD: What’s the Connection?

Columns, Overcoming Adversity- a Column by Radiant Racheli

In previous columns, I’ve discussed some of the long-term side effects I experience now. Not every side effect that I currently have is due directly to the chemo drugs. Experiences ... Read more