If you are or have been a cancer fighter, one of the scariest moments of your life was probably when you heard “You have cancer”. You instantly knew that your life, as you knew it, was about to change. You were suddenly flooded with fear and uncertainty and felt very...
Ovarian Cancer is known as the silent killer, as it is extremely hard to diagnose because the symptoms are also common in women who do not have the disease. As a result, only 20% of the 21,650 cases this year will be diagnosed early. Unfortunately, the remaining 80% will be...
Tiffany Woodruff was on top of the world in 2016. She was in love, managed her own successful Yoga studio and felt strong and fit at 33 years of age. She practiced self-care along with her yoga, including having regular pap smears and wellness checks. When it was time for her...
Debbie Attebery, Director of Imaging for SSM St. Anthony Hospital, oversees several departments including diagnostic x-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and a few others. One of her staff and colleagues, Shay Jones was the Manager of CT, and had recently been promoted to Director of Imaging for St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital....
Amazing things can happen when two people simply come together to give and receive support and encouragement -- or to simply carry the message that even though one of them is going through a dark time, they are not alone. Such was the beginning of an amazing friendship in 2017 between...
Five years ago at age 35, Lynsey Davis was on top of the world. She had just had her second child and was enjoying being on maternity leave from a job she loved at Chesapeake. All was right with her world until she went to her doctor for her routine...
Being a caregiver can be the greatest act of love and the hardest thing one ever has to do. There’s an endless number of things to deal with, such as doctor and treatment appointments, making meals, cleaning, coordinating services, providing daily care and medications--as well as giving emotional and spiritual...
All of us at Tenaciously Teal are deeply grateful for and humbled by the time, effort and financial gifts you have so generously given to our mission. Because of your support and/or hard work as a volunteer, we have been able to reach out to more cancer fighters this year...
Cancer Isn’t Fair Tarah D. Warren, MSW Tenaciously Teal, Inc Foreword In the summer of 2016, I wrote an article about Infertility & Cancer. The article was published in The John Hopkins University’ Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, but I never told anyone. In fact I don’t even know what I did with the complimentary...
This week’s Wednesday Warrior, Kayla, shares her story and reminds us the importance of being proactive when it comes to our heath. Annual checkups and physicals can often be hard to schedule in the midst of busy lives, but when it comes to cancer and many other health issues, early...