Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Share Your Coping Strategies
What do you do when you're feeling upset? Unfortunately, I don't always deal with some kinds of stress well. I tend to hold things in until it explodes out. One good thing is...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Lifestyle Changes Since Diagnosis
What lifestyle changes have you made since your diagnosis? As I am older, 64 when diagnosed, I don't have the body image problems someone younger may have. I also am not married...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Comfort, Care, and Routines
Did you get any second opinions before beginning your treatment plan? I didn't get a second opinion on my breast cancer as in going somewhere else and starting over because my...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Have You Dealt with Sexual Changes After Diagnosis?
If you noticed sexual changes in yourself, how did you cope? I really haven't noticed any sexual changes because I haven't had a partner in years. My surgery was a small lumpectomy....
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
How Your Life Has Changed with Breast Cancer
Give us a bit of backstory. When were you diagnosed? How is life different now? I was treated for endometrial cancer and kidney cancer before I was diagnosed with breast cancer....
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
If You or Someone You Love Were Able to Be Symptom-free for One Day, How Would You Spend the Time?
What would you do that you aren't able to do now? I do not have symptoms from the 3 cancers I have had. I was blessed in that all 3 were found early. WORD OF WARNING, GET YOUR...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
What Kinds of Treatment Have You Dealt With?
What treatment plan have you tried, or are currently trying? I have been very fortunate in that though having had 2 other cancers before my breast cancer was discovered. In all...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Share What Alternative Therapies You Have Tried
What alternative therapies have you tried? I have not tried alternative therapy to treat the cancers I’ve had. I have used essential oils for relaxation and anxiety. The go-to...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
Your Support System For Breast Cancer
Discuss the support system you rely on to help face the emotional and physical challenges of breast cancerMy support system includes my doctors, family, and my church. I believe...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face With Breast Cancer, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of breast cancer. When I first met you I was scared because you killed my mother....
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
A Lumpectomy Or Mastectomy: Personal Story
What have been some of the key things you have struggled with in the aftermath of your lumpectomy or mastectomy? I was blessed in that my breast cancer was caught early. It was...
Karen Schelhorn
Breast Cancer
How Has Breast Cancer Impacted Your Role as a Mom?
How has breast cancer affected your role as a mom? My children were grown but have grandchildren when I discovered I had breast cancer. This was my third cancer. It was discovered...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
How Has Breast Cancer Impacted Your Role as a Mom?
How has breast cancer affected your role as a mom? N/ADid your children express fears, confusion? How did they support you? N/AHow did you juggle family life with your treatments?...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
What Kinds of Treatment Have You Dealt With?
What treatment plan have you tried, or are currently trying? My breast cancer was in 2016, I had surgery, and then was told that it was Triple Negative. The best option was for...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Have You Dealt with Sexual Changes After Diagnosis?
If you noticed sexual changes in yourself, how did you cope? No. Were there any changes in your relationships? N/A. What has breast cancer taught you about sexuality in general?...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Share Your Coping Strategies
What do you do when you're feeling upset? Go for a walk, if possible, ring a local helpline (only available in the evening). What keeps you going? The thought that there are people...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Share Your Daily Self Care Goals
Self-care goal 1To try to get on with my changed life. Self-care goal 2To be aware of any changes to my body. Self-care goal 3To not get stressed by things like this article. Self-care...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Lifestyle Changes Since Diagnosis
What lifestyle changes have you made since your diagnosis? I had to give up work, so I changed my diet at the same time. I was advised to cut down processed foods and red meat....
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Your Support System for Breast Cancer
Discuss the support system you rely on to help face the emotional and physical challenges of breast cancer. I have a local support line, set up by a man who has lost two wives...
Susan Mottram
Breast Cancer
Coping With The Physical Changes From Breast Cancer
How has your body changed from your breast cancer? How have you managed these changes? I am more aware of my body, I have more "aches". I give them a short time to go, then if...
