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Body image after breast cancer: The Weight of the Situation
My body image problems started well after my breast cancer treatments ended. The side effects of my cancer treatments meant nothing to me. The loss of a breast didn’t really bother me. You could say that I wasn’t attached to it. My hair loss during chemo didn’t bother me, because I got more compliments on my wig than I have ever received about my actual hair.
Debbie Kerr
Jul 1, 20255 min read


Cancer's lessons about life and death
While people often associate cancer with death, there are many life lessons to learn and so many lives to save.
Debbie Kerr
Oct 14, 20244 min read


Work, career, and cancer
The following is my article, "Rosanne", which was published in Wildfire Magazine 's Work and Career issue (August / September 2024). Work...
Debbie Kerr
Aug 27, 20245 min read


Life after cancer treatments
After cancer treatments end, what was normal before your cancer diagnosis might feel very abnormal.
Debbie Kerr
Jun 19, 20245 min read


Worrying on the cancer journey
Poem about dark places your mind might go when you are worrying while you are on your cancer journey. It's a place you don't want to go.
Debbie Kerr
Feb 14, 20241 min read


PTSD triggers after cancer treatments
Just because cancer treatments are over doesn't mean that the emotional aspect of cancer is finished too.
Debbie Kerr
Feb 5, 20245 min read
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