I manage stress by walking, volunteering, reading and watching challenging, but humor laced TV, movies, mysteries. I know this, if I don't WALK I don't sleep or rest well!

My experience, in 2001 with NHL + 8 rounds of retuximab + severe nausea , was a cancer group meeting. These fellow fighters were more knowledgeable than chemo nurses and taught me how to deal with the symptoms I was experiencing. I was scared at 1st meeting, but heard a speaker talk about esophagial cancer, a former Opera singer to boot, lost his pipes . The epiphany came from his words, THAT Was 10 Years ago. I held onto those words like a liferaft . I had a 4 year old to protect too.My husband went back in the military 3days before 9/11. He had his mission, I had mine. Blue cross / blue shield had sent a form letter refusing my biopsy. We had them for 11 years, thanks for nothing. But I got green 💚 lights the whole way from Tricare. Much Gratitude.