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6 mins read

Making Friends with My Grief

Cancer

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged cancer, grief, life lessons, parenting

A conversation with my daughter about the grandfather she never met helped us both heal.

12 mins read

Living with Dying: Thoughts on friendship and cancer

Cancer & Mental Health

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged be brave, cancer, death, friendship, in memory, Young Survival Coalition, ysc

I get by with a little help from my friends

7 mins read

When cancer complicates body image and parenting

Parenting with Cancer

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged Best of CoffeeJitters, body image, cancer, courage, emotional skills, not just surviving but thriving, parenting, parenting with cancer, raising strong girls, survivors raising children, your kids emotional needs

Body image is a critical issue when raising young girls. When mom’s body image is complicated by cancer, things get interesting.

2 mins read

Lisa Bonchek Adams

Cancer & Mental Health

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged breast cancer, cancer, grieving, in memory

It has been almost exactly 5 years since my world was turned upside down with the words “It’s cancer.” In those years, there have been many things that sustained me: my family, my friends. I know I’ve written extensively about how my girls in YSC have held me up and helped me keep it together. […]

1 min read

Get Hitched Give Hope 2014

Advocacy

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged cancer, get hitched give hope, Young Survival Coalition

I love this annual wedding planning gala. Get Hitched Give Hope helps to raise funds for the Young Survival Coalition which helps young women living with breast cancer, and the Dream Foundation which helps to grant dreams to people who are at the end of their life journey because of cancer.

8 mins read

When Gratitude is Difficult

Cancer & Mental Health

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged cancer, gratitude, gratitude journal, parenting with cancer

There have been times, oh so many times, when the thought of compiling a list of things for which to be grateful was a little more than I could bear. Those are moments when gratitude is difficult.

1 min read

How to Juggle Cancer and Parenting

How to Juggle Cancer and Parenting

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged cancer, Gildas Club, parenting with cancer, survivors raising children

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, one of the first things I did was head straight to the book store. I was looking for a book that would tell me how to juggle cancer and parenting my infant daughter. I didn’t find anything that provided helpful information or practical steps I could take to […]

5 mins read

How to help kids cope with a parent’s cancer: interview with an oncology social worker

Cancer

Judy Schwartz HaleyTagged cancer, Gildas Club, how to juggle cancer and parenting, parenting with cancer, survivors raising children, talking about cancer, your kids emotional needs

It is important to understand that a child’s anxiety around a parent’s cancer is an appropriate reaction, and not a sign of mental illness. Counseling and group therapy sessions can help kids develop the tools they need to weather the ups and downs of their parent’s cancer treatment.