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A year of Breast Cancer in pictures
Published by Melissa Eppard
I am a professionally trained and certified Life Coach with personal experience overcoming cancer as a mom in my mid-30's. After a diagnosis in 2014 I began blogging as a way to communicate with my family and friends, but it soon became much more than that. Writing was my lifeboat and connection with the outside world while immune compromised and healing from surgery. Now I’m using my personal and professional experiences and living my dream of supporting others as a Healing Hope Cancer Coach. I help my clients understand their options, develop the best care team and a supportive network. Together we unpack the experience of having a cancer diagnosis, processing the emotional impact of a cancer. I offer stress reduction techniques to help manage fear and uncertainty, and coaching to support healing on all dimensions. After treatment ends, I help people find their personal roadmap through the pain and uncertainty, to a life fueled by clarity, personal strength and a connection to their unique life purpose. From diagnosis, through treatment and recovery, no one should go it alone! I draw upon 10+ years of work immersed in holistic health and wellness. I was born and raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York and live there still with my husband and son. My survivorship blog Melissashealinghope.com chronicles my healing journey. You can learn more about my work as a coach at MelissaEppardCoaching.com. View all posts by Melissa Eppard
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If you subtract the baldness and chemo treatment shots, this slideshow would look to an unsuspecting person like a well-above-average year in anyone’s life, sick or not. It’s great to see you’ve found some slice of happiness and domestic normalcy at a time like this. the henna tattoo was pretty bitchin!
all that being said, fuck normalcy! get whatever tattoo you like! I’m just going to shout obscenities from this point.
The last picture says it all!!
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Thank you for sharing the beautiful photographs and for sharing your journey with us. You have no idea how many people you have helped. You remained radiant and inspiring throughout! I hope our paths cross in the ‘hood someday soon. I predict a big, knowing, healing hug from survival sisters who have been there.
I hope so too!
Glad you are entering a new phase of your life and can look back at what you’ve been through. I’m also glad you shared with us all your progression through all of this.
Mostly I’m just glad to know you though! 🙂
Thanks for sharing in the journey. Helped to make it a little less lonely and scary!
your inner and outer gorgeousness shines through all the way through
Stars in the sky my sister!