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IHadCancer: a community to talk about life before, during, and after cancer.
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Powerful Breast Cancer Awareness Month video from Ria. ❤️
“There is nothing pretty about breast cancer. There is no beauty in this disease. But instead, you are faced with your own mortality.
During active treatments, our bodies become weak due to chemotherapy and radiation. We lose our breasts. Some lose partial, others lose one, and there are those who lose both. We lose our hair. Most of all, we lose the person we were before cancer.
The mental part of it, excuse my language, is a total mind f*ck. It is heavy. It is an emotional roller coaster.
Using the power of makeup, I show the transition of the glitter pink color transitioning into radiation like burns☢️ To the left, where a needle would be placed to my port for chemotherapy. The missing eyebrow represents hair loss due to chemotherapy treatments.
As we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there will be pink ribbons plastered on products from companies. Before you support, please double check where your money will be going to.”
#bcam #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #ihadcancer #cancertok
“There is nothing pretty about breast cancer. There is no beauty in this disease. But instead, you are faced with your own mortality.
During active treatments, our bodies become weak due to chemotherapy and radiation. We lose our breasts. Some lose partial, others lose one, and there are those who lose both. We lose our hair. Most of all, we lose the person we were before cancer.
The mental part of it, excuse my language, is a total mind f*ck. It is heavy. It is an emotional roller coaster.
Using the power of makeup, I show the transition of the glitter pink color transitioning into radiation like burns☢️ To the left, where a needle would be placed to my port for chemotherapy. The missing eyebrow represents hair loss due to chemotherapy treatments.
As we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there will be pink ribbons plastered on products from companies. Before you support, please double check where your money will be going to.”
#bcam #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #ihadcancer #cancertok
Sharing Michele’s cancer story today! Find her on IG under @oldfashioned_michele
“July 31: My favorite day of the year🧡It’s my REBIRTHDAY, the anniversary of my life saving double cord blood transplant🥳🎉Today marks 9 years!!
Cancer is so hard. Though I’m still here, which I’m incredibly grateful for, the reality is I struggle on a daily basis with health issues and intrusive thoughts. I still battle chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure, digestion problems and severe head pain. But I look good on the outside so I must be OK, right??
If you know a cancer survivor, be KIND❤️Sometimes, the battle never ends. Cancer has a way of changing your life.
If you are a cancer survivor, it’s OK if you’re not always OK. Just keep kicking ass👊🏼”
#leukemiawarrior #ihadcancer #cancersurvivor #ayacancer #lifeaftercancer #cancerawareness #cancersucks
“July 31: My favorite day of the year🧡It’s my REBIRTHDAY, the anniversary of my life saving double cord blood transplant🥳🎉Today marks 9 years!!
Cancer is so hard. Though I’m still here, which I’m incredibly grateful for, the reality is I struggle on a daily basis with health issues and intrusive thoughts. I still battle chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure, digestion problems and severe head pain. But I look good on the outside so I must be OK, right??
If you know a cancer survivor, be KIND❤️Sometimes, the battle never ends. Cancer has a way of changing your life.
If you are a cancer survivor, it’s OK if you’re not always OK. Just keep kicking ass👊🏼”
#leukemiawarrior #ihadcancer #cancersurvivor #ayacancer #lifeaftercancer #cancerawareness #cancersucks
By registering for Count Me In at JoinCountMeIn.org, you make sure that your cancer experience is included in their future research studies. 10 minutes of your time and a saliva sample can make a difference in cancer research. Join the growing Count Me In community filled with cancer patients choosing to have their experiences counted.
Share these photos with your friends and family looking to make a difference in cancer research!
#cancertok #cancersurvivor #cancercommunity #cancersupport #cancerthriver #ihadcancer
Share these photos with your friends and family looking to make a difference in cancer research!
#cancertok #cancersurvivor #cancercommunity #cancersupport #cancerthriver #ihadcancer
“Not all young patients and young adults dealing with physical and mental challenges during their cancer journey have support or community. Joining Count Me In is a part of my advocacy journey. Being a voice for other cancer patients, supporting my community, supporting anyone affected by cancer. Hopefully, being a part of Count Me In will result in more research for my rare cancer.“
Read Harjeet’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#cancertok #remission #cancerthriver #ihadcancer #lifeaftercancer #icount #lymphoma #stageiv
Read Harjeet’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#cancertok #remission #cancerthriver #ihadcancer #lifeaftercancer #icount #lymphoma #stageiv
“I’m in a lot of Facebook groups for osteosarcoma. Sometimes a parent will join the group and share their child’s recent osteosarcoma diagnosis. I like that I can share “Oh, I’ve had lung mets. I’ve relapsed three times. I’m still able to enjoy life after having this disease for 17 years.”
While scrolling through Facebook one day, I found the Count Me In link for their Osteosarcoma project. I decided to join the research effort. The Count Me In team answered all of my questions and informed me about the active work they were doing to research Osteosarcoma. Now, I’ve sent the Count Me In link to many others in the osteosarcoma community.”
Read Kyle’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#osteosarcoma #osteosarcomaawareness #ayacancer #childhoodcancer #gogold #makingitcount #ihadcancer #CountMeIn #cancertok
While scrolling through Facebook one day, I found the Count Me In link for their Osteosarcoma project. I decided to join the research effort. The Count Me In team answered all of my questions and informed me about the active work they were doing to research Osteosarcoma. Now, I’ve sent the Count Me In link to many others in the osteosarcoma community.”
Read Kyle’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#osteosarcoma #osteosarcomaawareness #ayacancer #childhoodcancer #gogold #makingitcount #ihadcancer #CountMeIn #cancertok
Jena with a #BCAM message!
“FUN FACT, I was 27 years old and five months postpartum with my third daughter when I found my own lump breast feeding.
Another fun fact…. I had no family history or genetic markers for breast cancer.
Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her life time!?
How insane!
Did you also know that there are different kinds of breast cancer?
AND did you know that triple negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of breast cancer, has no after treatment medication to help prevent this cancer from recurring?
Craziness.
Remember to check your breasts monthly and remind your loved ones as well. Early detection saves lives.”
#youngbreastcancer #tnbcsurvivor #breastcancersurvivor #radiation #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerunder30 #AYACancer #ihadcancer #cancertok
“FUN FACT, I was 27 years old and five months postpartum with my third daughter when I found my own lump breast feeding.
Another fun fact…. I had no family history or genetic markers for breast cancer.
Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her life time!?
How insane!
Did you also know that there are different kinds of breast cancer?
AND did you know that triple negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of breast cancer, has no after treatment medication to help prevent this cancer from recurring?
Craziness.
Remember to check your breasts monthly and remind your loved ones as well. Early detection saves lives.”
#youngbreastcancer #tnbcsurvivor #breastcancersurvivor #radiation #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerunder30 #AYACancer #ihadcancer #cancertok
Join us tomorrow at 11 AM ET on Facebook or Instagram for a free exercise session for the cancer community hosted by the Aunt Sister Project! Link to all of our social media pages is in our bio. ❤️
#cancertok #ihadcancer #lifebeyondcancer #cancersurvivor #cancerthriver #cancerfitness #fitness #workout #freeclass
#cancertok #ihadcancer #lifebeyondcancer #cancersurvivor #cancerthriver #cancerfitness #fitness #workout #freeclass
Carinnes was diagnosed with Stage II Uterine Cancer after several weeks of self-advocacy for mysterious back pain. After reaching remission, she struggled with neuropathy for a few years. Then, she was diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer.
She is a constant advocate for those in the cancer community, encouraging all the women in her life to advocate for their health. Part of her advocacy journey included joining @countmein to help the next person with cancer.
“I Count because I matter. Everyone matters, you are important. And there is always someone out there needing to hear our story.”
Join Carinnes in the @countmein community by visiting JoinCountMeIn.org (link in our bio). Registration is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer living in the US and Canada.
Read Carinnes’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#cancer #breastcancer #uterinecancer #ihadcancer #cancertok #cancerawareness #cancercommunity
She is a constant advocate for those in the cancer community, encouraging all the women in her life to advocate for their health. Part of her advocacy journey included joining @countmein to help the next person with cancer.
“I Count because I matter. Everyone matters, you are important. And there is always someone out there needing to hear our story.”
Join Carinnes in the @countmein community by visiting JoinCountMeIn.org (link in our bio). Registration is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer living in the US and Canada.
Read Carinnes’s full interview at the link in our bio.
#cancer #breastcancer #uterinecancer #ihadcancer #cancertok #cancerawareness #cancercommunity
How can you make your cancer experience count?
We invited 6 members of the cancer community to join Count Me In, a patient-partnered cancer research organization. They spoke with us about their personal cancer journeys, what motivated them to participate in cancer research, and how they’re making their cancer experiences Count.
Read our full interviews with these six cancer community advocates at the link in our bio.
#MakingItCount #WhyWeCount #CountMeIn #ICount #IHadCancer #CancerCommunity #CancerThriver #CancerSupport #CancerTok
We invited 6 members of the cancer community to join Count Me In, a patient-partnered cancer research organization. They spoke with us about their personal cancer journeys, what motivated them to participate in cancer research, and how they’re making their cancer experiences Count.
Read our full interviews with these six cancer community advocates at the link in our bio.
#MakingItCount #WhyWeCount #CountMeIn #ICount #IHadCancer #CancerCommunity #CancerThriver #CancerSupport #CancerTok
Thank you to the Aunt Sister Project for hosting 2 free fitness classes for the cancer community this fall!
Join us on September 27th at 7 PM ET or October 7th at 11 AM ET on Instagram or Facebook Live @ihadcancer to participate in this class!
#cancertok #ihadcancer #cancersurvivor #fitness #cancerfitness #fitnessclass #virtualfitnessclass #freefitnessclass
Join us on September 27th at 7 PM ET or October 7th at 11 AM ET on Instagram or Facebook Live @ihadcancer to participate in this class!
#cancertok #ihadcancer #cancersurvivor #fitness #cancerfitness #fitnessclass #virtualfitnessclass #freefitnessclass
How do you count every cancer experience in research?
Count Me In considered this question when creating their organization. Patients are not numbers, they are individual humans for whom no two cancer journeys are exactly alike.
To learn more about Count Me In, we interviewed three champion employees. Read our interviews at the link in our bio!
#MakingItCount #WhyWeCount #CountMeIn #ICount #YoCuento #IHadCancer #CancerCommunity #CancerThriver #CancerSupport #CancerTok
Count Me In considered this question when creating their organization. Patients are not numbers, they are individual humans for whom no two cancer journeys are exactly alike.
To learn more about Count Me In, we interviewed three champion employees. Read our interviews at the link in our bio!
#MakingItCount #WhyWeCount #CountMeIn #ICount #YoCuento #IHadCancer #CancerCommunity #CancerThriver #CancerSupport #CancerTok
Congratulations on 1 year in remission Jenna!! 🥳
“endlessly, endlessly grateful.
thank you to IHC and Jena for this idea!
thank you to @llsusa and @stupidcancer_ for SO many resources and their support along the way.
thank you to Fox Chase Cancer Center for saving my life, for having the absolute BEST doctors, nurses, social workers, and staff in the entire world. I couldn’t have asked to land at a better place for my cancer care and survivorship care.
and most of all, thank you to my family and friends for loving me and supporting me through the toughest time of my entire life.”
#cancertok #cancercommunity #AYACancer #cancersurvivor #ihadcancer
“endlessly, endlessly grateful.
thank you to IHC and Jena for this idea!
thank you to @llsusa and @stupidcancer_ for SO many resources and their support along the way.
thank you to Fox Chase Cancer Center for saving my life, for having the absolute BEST doctors, nurses, social workers, and staff in the entire world. I couldn’t have asked to land at a better place for my cancer care and survivorship care.
and most of all, thank you to my family and friends for loving me and supporting me through the toughest time of my entire life.”
#cancertok #cancercommunity #AYACancer #cancersurvivor #ihadcancer
Join us this Saturday on Facebook Live for a free #exerciseclass !
Link to register is in our IG highlight. Find us on Facebook @ihadcancer!
This class is run by an instructor from the Aunt Sister Project, and is geared towards those looking to find new ways to exercise during and after cancer.
#cancersurvivor #ihadcancer #cancercommunity #recovery #health #cancertok
Link to register is in our IG highlight. Find us on Facebook @ihadcancer!
This class is run by an instructor from the Aunt Sister Project, and is geared towards those looking to find new ways to exercise during and after cancer.
#cancersurvivor #ihadcancer #cancercommunity #recovery #health #cancertok