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“Creative Despite Cancer” Introduces Helena Traill and The Cancer Chapter

12th April 2019 Karin Sieger

#CreativeDespiteCancer is my free initiative to help bring the creativity of people who have been affected by cancer to a wider audience. Interested in being featured? Then look here. As part of my Creative Despite Cancer series, I am [READ MORE]

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Chemo hair loss is about more than wig or no wig

5th April 2019 Karin Sieger

Chemo hair loss is about more than wig or no wig. When I knew that chemo hair loss was going to happen to me, I decided to take matters into my own hands. It was one important way of [READ MORE]

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Cancer journey? Why I prefer life journey

21st March 2019 Karin Sieger

Whatever our circumstances in life, metaphors can give us clarity, meaning and stability. And so, like many other people diagnosed with cancer, I used to look at my life as a cancer journey. But at some point the metaphor started to work against me. I had outgrown it. What happened? [READ MORE]

Cancer Treatment Choices (c) KarinSieger.com

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Cancer treatment choices can be lonely and frightening.

11th March 2019 Karin Sieger

Cancer treatment choices, like cancer itself, can be complicated. Everyone has a view and it’s hard enough to decide. How to cope with peer, medical and family pressure? I have been there, many times. Since my first diagnosis of [READ MORE]

Creative despite cancer (c) KarinSieger.com

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Are you creative despite cancer? Then get featured.

10th March 2019 Karin Sieger

If you are like me, creative despite cancer, then I offer you to showcase what you do, for free, on my website, KarinSieger.com Whatever you do – art, writing, paintings, films, photos, crafts, music and more, share it with [READ MORE]

Stopping Chemotherapy (c) KarinSieger.com

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Stopping chemotherapy – the taboo we don’t talk about.

24th February 2019 Karin Sieger

Stopping chemotherapy – why stop a treatment that is meant to keep you alive? I came close to stopping chemotherapy and here is what happened next. In 2012 I went through chemotherapy for breast cancer and developed most of [READ MORE]

When someone else dies of cancer (c) KarinSieger.com

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How to keep going when someone else dies of cancer

21st February 2019 Karin Sieger

If you are affected by cancer (whether you have been diagnosed, treated, or a relative, friend), then you will know how painful it can be, when someone else dies of cancer. How can we honour the pain of the [READ MORE]

Potential Cancer Cure (c) KarinSieger.com

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Potential cancer cures – do you get excited?

11th February 2019 Karin Sieger

How do you feel hearing about potential cancer cures? Many claims are made. And I don’t want to single out any one in particular here. As someone living with cancer, I want to talk about what it’s like hearing about potential cancer cures. I [READ MORE]

Talking about cancer (c) KarinSieger.com

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Talking about cancer diagnosis – is it ok with you?

9th February 2019 Karin Sieger

Talking about cancer diagnosis – Helpful, or not? What to do? Many people affected by cancer struggle with how to communicate about what is happening. When is the right time? How do you do it? Do you tell everybody [READ MORE]

Health Anxiety - Why false hope is worse than no hope (c) KarinSieger.com

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Health anxiety – Why giving false hope is worse than no hope

23rd January 2019 Karin Sieger

Health anxiety is normal and often part and parcel of serious health issue. Being able to separate the real from the unreal – that’s what matters. Often people give us false hope, because they think it can help with health anxiety. [READ MORE]