Survivor Stories

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  • Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis

Steps to Healing: Mindful Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis with Sandy Spiegel, LCSW

My diagnosis of uterine cancer at the age of 54 commenced a rough patch of time in my life. I much needed to bring into my life all I could garner that was nurturing and healing. I have a strong faith and a wonderful husband, and I knew I would be given what I needed and more to accompany me through what the universe was sending to me. But it was a dark, scary time...
By |April 11th, 2016|Exercise & Movement, Featured, Survivor Stories|
  • New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors by Bill Aron

Bill Aron on New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors

I can’t control how long I live, but I can control how I live. Cancer taught me that. Photographer, author and cancer survivor Bill Aron writes that cancer forces people to put their lives on hold, and his new book, New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors, explores the question of what happens during the silent phase after treatment ends. This essay by Bill Aron describes the origins and lessons of this inspiring book and his own experience with a cancer diagnosis.