At Choose Hope, our mission has always been to provide support, spread awareness, and foster a community for those battling cancer. Today, we are turning our focus toward a group of individuals who risk their lives every day for our safety, only to face a silent, invisible threat long after the smoke clears: our firefighters.
In 2020 alone, roughly 1.8 million people in the USA will be diagnosed with cancer. With such a high case rate it’s not unlikely that at some stage this disease will affect everyone; one way or another. Dealing with cancer is emotionally, physically and psychologically grueling. But this illness isn’t only tough on the person who’s sick; it takes its
No one is ever prepared to learn that a family member has cancer. Neither is the loved one who just found out that they have cancer. The flood of emotions that come over you upon hearing the news is overwhelming. Try to imagine how overcome your relative is with a myriad of emotions. Most people don’t know what to say
A friend or family member was newly diagnosed with cancer. What do you do? What do you say? This is probably a time when you’re at a real loss for words. There’s always the standard, “You’ll be OK, I know it!” But do you? This person’s whole life has just gone down the drain, or so it seems. Unless you yourself
There are many uncertainties when it comes to chemotherapy treatment for cancer. It’s impossible to know how long your treatment will take, anticipated wait time for labs and chemo, and how warm or cold the treatment room will be. We all know chemo isn’t fun, but if you can think ahead and pack your chemotherapy tote bag with things that will make you
From the instant we learn that someone we know or care about has been diagnosed with cancer, the first thing that comes to mind is a desire to help them. We want to do something, anything for them, and most of all, to let them know that they aren’t going to fight this battle on their own. If you’re thinking
