Learning About Cancer

Learning More About Metastatic Breast Cancer
Oct

Learning More About Metastatic Breast Cancer

Julie Matthews

Tuesday, October 13th is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. You may already know that the funds you …


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#WillToWay: Volleyball Athlete, Detective & Cancer Lifer
Oct

#WillToWay: Volleyball Athlete, Detective and Cancer Lifer

Guest Blogger

    My name is Julie, I am 37 years old and I am many things…. I am a woman, a wife, a daughter, a …


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Music Therapy
Sep

Music Therapy – The Power of Music

Julie Matthews

Originally posted May 15, 2013 Music is magical. It can inspire, it can soothe, it can energize. For patients, music …


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Just Keep Swimming: Grief Advice from Finding Nemo Dory
Jul

Just Keep Swimming: Grief Advice from Finding Nemo

Julie Matthews

July 25th marks four years since my brother died at the age of 35. It was an acute illness: he went into the hospital …


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How Baseball All-Star Mariano Rivera Helped Me Fight Cancer Yankees Jerseys
Jul

How Baseball All-Star Mariano Rivera Helped Me Fight Cancer

Julie Matthews

Originally posted April 6, 2015 When I think spring, I think green. The various shades of green dazzle the eyes, but …


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When Your Doctor Retires
Jun

When Your Doctor Retires

Julie Matthews

Developing a Bond I first met Dr. Kales on the ninth floor of Fairfax Hospital in January, 2005. He explained my …


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Language of a Survivor preview photo
Jun

The Language of a “Survivor”

Julie Matthews

Originally published April 29, 2010 According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer …


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Sport's Healing Power
Apr

Sport’s Healing Power – Helpful to Everyone

Julie Matthews

When I think spring, I think green. The various shades of green dazzle the eyes, but nothing signals the start of …


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isolation of illness
Jan

Fighting the Isolation of Illness

Julie Matthews

The isolation of illness is real.  Not only because you don’t feel well enough to go out in public, but because …


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Dec

Defining Bravery

Julie Matthews

“You are so brave.” I’ve realized over the years that those four words grate on the nerves of many cancer …


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