How to talk to family, navigate dating, deal with intimacy changes, set boundaries, handle awkward conversations, and keep relationships real through cancer.
There are things I need to say. Things I want to say. But I do not know how to start. I don’t know how to get the words out without cracking open a silence that feels safer than the truth. These are not dramatic moments from a movie. These are quiet, terrifying, deeply human conversations […]
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A bowel cancer diagnosis changes everything and one of the hardest parts can be explaining it to your kids. Whether they’re toddlers or teens, children know when something big is happening. Trying to shield them from the truth often leaves them more confused or anxious. But how do you talk about something so heavy in
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Let’s Talk About Sex (And Everything That Comes With It) Sex, intimacy and body confidence can all take a serious hit after bowel cancer, especially if you’re in your 20s or 30s. This is the age where society expects us to be in our sexual prime, but treatment can flip everything on its head. Whether
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Dating is already hard enough without throwing cancer into the mix. Add in dating apps, where first impressions are made in about 0.2 seconds, and it’s fair to wonder: should you put your cancer diagnosis on your profile? There’s no perfect answer. Some people lay it all out from the start. Others wait until they’ve
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A cancer diagnosis has a way of opening the floodgates, not just for emotions, appointments, and treatments, but also for advice. Lots and lots of advice. Some is helpful, some is kind but misguided, and some… well, let’s just say not all advice is welcome or appropriate. If you’ve been diagnosed with early-onset bowel cancer,
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Parenting is already a tough gig. Add cancer treatment on top, and it can feel near impossible. The energy it takes to parent through chemo, surgery, or radiation isn’t just physical, it’s emotional, mental, and often soul-deep. For a lot of young bowel cancer patients, hearing about parents trying to juggle treatment and raising kids
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Cancer wrecks your body. We all know that. But the part I wasn’t prepared for, was how much it would hurt to watch my family suffer because of me. And I know people will jump in to say it’s not because of me, it’s because of the cancer. But when you’re the one with the
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Let’s just get this out of the way early, sex after bowel surgery can feel weird, scary, emotional, painful, awkward… or totally fine. Everybody’s experience is different. But one thing’s for sure, nobody talks about it. So this is the blog I wish more people had access to: the honest, awkward, no-filter guide to sex
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A bowel cancer diagnosis doesn’t just affect the person receiving it, it can send shockwaves through the entire family. Especially when diagnosed with early-onset bowel cancer (before the age of 50), the ripple effect can feel enormous. Roles shift, emotions run high, routines are disrupted, and relationships are tested in ways no one ever expected.
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A bowel cancer diagnosis can knock the wind out of you. If you’re in your 20s, 30s, or early 40s, it might not just be your own life you’re suddenly worried about, it could be the future family you hoped to have. Fertility and reproductive health often get overlooked in the chaos of treatment plans
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