Navigating the Rocky Seas of Cancer Survivorship: The Things No One Prepares You For

Melissa Eppard

Navigating the Rocky Seas of Cancer Survivorship: The Things No One Prepares You For During cancer treatment, your doctors, nurses and support staff have been there with you, but what about after treatment is over? How do you deal with an understandable sense of isolation as you resume your life? How do you deal with the trauma and emotional toll of your diagnosis? What about the effect that your experience has had on your sexuality and relationships? How do you regain a sense of well-being and improve your health? Join us for this 3 part cancer survivorship series for women post-treatment that begins on Thursday, February 23rd at 5:30 P.M. ET

Growing Resilience

Melissa Eppard

My friends and family know that I'm an avid gardener. This time of year, I am closely following the weather trends, waiting for the barometer to rise enough to safely begin the "hardening off" process for my seedlings. Hardening off describes the process by which you gradually expose your plants to the elements of sun and… Continue reading Growing Resilience

They kept telling me to get a biopsy, but that was entirely wrong.

Melissa Eppard

The mismanagement of crucial records and lack of conscientious administrative practices can cause unnecessary trauma for patients, or worse, result in mismanagement of care with deleterious results.  I presented the front desk of my primary doctor’s office with my mother’s genetic results showing her recent RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer diagnosis on January 3, 2024, as… Continue reading They kept telling me to get a biopsy, but that was entirely wrong.

Bias Towards Breastedness & The Future of Breast Cancer Care

Melissa Eppard

How can a cancer patient make an informed and fully resonant choice when you don’t include all the options and disclose all possible complications? Find out why I am a "Flatvocate" after living with breast implants for 5 years.