by Tambre Leighn | May 12, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship
It’s human nature to worry at times. A little bit of concern is a good way to check in and make sure you’ve got things in order. Too much worry causes stress and zaps your energy. For cancer survivors and caregivers, there are many issues and situations...
by Tambre Leighn | May 6, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship
Most of us belong somehow to a tribe or have a committed relationship where caring for someone should illness occur comes as part of the package. It is our tendency to hope for the best, however doing a quick reality check on how prepared you and your loved ones are...
by Tambre Leighn | May 2, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship
911 happened five months after my late husband, Gary, died from cancer. May 7th marks the tenth anniversary of his passing. In calendar terms, a decade is a long time to have our military hunting down a man. It is a long time for those who lost loved ones on 9/11 and...
by Tambre Leighn | Apr 29, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship
Imagine if the pilot of a plane almost made the runway…or a fireman almost put out the fire…or you put almost all the necessary energy into healing from cancer or caring for a loved one with cancer? In my world, almost is never good enough. I’ve spent time asking...
by Tambre Leighn | Apr 25, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship, High Performance
Shakespeare knew what he was doing when he employed the device of the foil. It is a gift we can use in modern times as it is a device that can give us a reflection of our world. My blog post last week, A Call for Kindness, was inspired by a story of a woman who...
by Tambre Leighn | Apr 20, 2011 | Cancer Survivorship, High Performance
The deeper I go into the cancer community, built out of terrific challenges generated by a diagnosis, rounds of treatments, living into a new normal no one can truly prepare for, the more I am humbled by how people show up. Out of diversity and tragic circumstances,...