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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


Hair Loss...all or nothing with cancer
While not all chemotherapy treatments result in hair loss, when it does, hair loss might be more extensive than you expect.
Debbie Kerr
Feb 12, 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


So much to learn about...breast cancer
Did you ever think you knew a lot about something only to discover that what you knew was incorrect or incomplete? Did you ever think...
Debbie Kerr
Feb 18, 20244 min read


Before I had cancer
Having breast cancer is a learning experience and you’re not limited to medical information. You learn about yourself.
Debbie Kerr
Jan 28, 20243 min read
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