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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A kicking-cancer’s-ass and everything else under the sun update

by Judy Schwartz Haley

I guess it’s time for another update on the whole kicking-cancer’s-ass and getting-on-with-my-life situation.

Let me ‘splain.

No, there’s too much. Let me sum up.

The Ugly

I finished up the radiation treatments and my skin is feeling much better, although it still looks dirty and scaly in a big square-shaped [...]

Cancer and Marriage

by Judy Schwartz Haley

A marriage takes a lot of work; so does keeping a day job (or going to school), maintaining a home, and raising children. When you have cancer, there are times when the fight for your life takes more work than all of the above combined.

Since my diagnosis, I have been reaching out to women [...]

The Promise

by Judy Schwartz Haley

“Will you still love me if I get breast cancer and they cut off my boobs and my hair falls out?”

I should have known better than to ask the question, but I was insecure in our young relationship, and I craved the constant reassurance. Of course he put my fears to rest, along [...]