Living with Illness
March 30, 2016 It’s like the sword of Damocles. Something, you never know what, that waits for you, you never know when, and especially, you never know for how long. I always believed I was in [...]
Meditation and Relaxation in Integrative Medicine
November 26, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new approach being used to treat patients, including those affected by cancer. This discipline originated in the United States and has [...]
Introduction to Integrative Medicine
October 20, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new and little known term. It’s the perfect combination of conventional medicine and complementary treatments that aims to ensure [...]
Diagnosis or a Bad Dream?
June 11, 2015 By: Vicky Gauthier I met my thoracic surgeon (December 26th, 2011) and it did not go very well. This small little woman is stern looking and has a strict hairstyle. She was very [...]
ABC’s of Cancer
May 19, 2015 By: Rania Abdul-Rahim There’s so much to say about cancer. Sigh, shrug, throw hands up in the air, roll eyes, look down – and back up, deep breath, roll shoulders back and [...]
Learning to Love Again
May 12, 2015 By: Jennifer Dornbush You think you have your life all figured out, until one day, something you didn’t choose changes it. My cancer diagnosis did just that! Ever since September 21, [...]
Knitting Circles Around Cancer
January 15, 2015 By: Vanessa Laven My fingers flew as I rushed to finish knitting a hat. The winter white yarn, smooth with a hint of sparkle was just the perfect shade to create a warm, cozy [...]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
January 13, 2015 By: Soraya Liu At last, the moment has finally come for me to sit myself down, and to think over what I’ve been through in the past year. It’s a long debriefing [...]
Small Steps
November 13, 2014 By: Noémie Robidoux A little over a year ago, I was just finishing my chemotherapy treatments and was about to undertake the longest journey of my life. At the hospital, we are [...]
