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Personal Growth is Great, Unless it’s Cancer: Helping a Loved One in Their Cancer Journey

Thoughtful lists of actions I’m finding to be helpful (and others that aren’t as helpful) for people supporting a loved one with cancer.

Aug 8, 2022

Personal Growth is Great, Unless it’s Cancer: Helping a Loved One in Their Cancer Journey

Aug 8, 2022

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“I’m Not Afraid of Dying; I’m Afraid of Not Living.”

On some pressures of living life after cancer treatment.

Nov 6, 2023

“I’m Not Afraid of Dying; I’m Afraid of Not Living.”

Nov 6, 2023

Sue Acito (she/her)

On Coloring Inside Other People’s Lines

I prefer to think beyond the lines.

Aug 22

On Coloring Inside Other People’s Lines

Aug 22

Sue Acito (she/her)

The Middle East is Not Your Sandbox

Feb 13

The Middle East is Not Your Sandbox

Feb 13

Sue Acito (she/her)

A Cancer Anniversary, Anxiety, and Trust

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” -Ernest Hemingway

Feb 6

A Cancer Anniversary, Anxiety, and Trust

Feb 6

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Breast Cancer [Action] Month

A few things I wish I saw during October…

Oct 20, 2023

Breast Cancer [Action] Month

Oct 20, 2023

Sue Acito (she/her)

I Have Some Beef with the Phrase “Cancer Journey”

I don’t eat meat, but I ~still have~ beef.

Aug 22, 2023

I Have Some Beef with the Phrase “Cancer Journey”

Aug 22, 2023

Sue Acito (she/her)

I had a clear scan and don’t need more treatment, please don’t tell me “yOu BeAt CaNcEr!!”

The being post-treatment part of the journey is just as respectable as being in active treatment

May 21, 2023

PET Scan Machine. I lay down with my legs on the leg rest in the foreground and head closer to the donut opening. Then the bed is adjusted up and down, in and out depending on what needs to be scanned. The donut part is where the scanner lives. It’s not as noisy as an MRI.

May 21, 2023

Sue Acito (she/her)

I finished my chemo infusions. Please don’t tell me “You should celebrate!”

As a cancer patient who’s just finished chemotherapy, I’m still coming to terms with what it means to me to have a cancer experience.

Jan 7, 2023

Brunette woman looking out a window thoughtfully, while tugging on the puffy vest collar of her shirt.

Jan 7, 2023

Sue Acito (she/her)

Getting Reacquainted with my Body During Cancer Treatment

Not recognizing your body during (and after) cancer treatment isn’t often talked about, but it needs to be.

Nov 29, 2022

Picture of author with brown hair, thick brown eyebrows smiling at the camera during her first infusion.

Nov 29, 2022

Sue Acito (she/her)

Sue Acito (she/her)

counSUElor. mental health + well-being advocate. artist. comedian to a few. writings on being and belonging, grief, my cancer experience, and mental health.

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