A conversation with Shari Sheranian 05. 05. 2020, Eschborn, Germany. Being your own medical advocate can be daunting as a cancer patient, but it’s what has helped Shari the most throughout her journey. As a breast cancer warrior diagnosed in 2017, mother of 8 children, and motivational speaker, Shari holds a wealth of advice and anecdotes on the challenges of cancer. ... Read the Post
A Patient’s Experience – My Interview for Curia
COVID19/CHEMO
The oncology treatment clinic is always a space in time when thoughts catch up to me. My goal always to live in the moment, and each treatment reminds me of the reality of my prognosis. My experience of social distancing during COVID19 can be similar to sitting in a chemotherapy room. You look around a room and wonder who will be next. Which patient will be missing from the ... Read the Post
Courageous Cancer Warriors –
I had the privilege to be a guest on Coach Lori Marini's Loving Gypsy Soul podcast. Through the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Lori is interviewing cancer warriors on her podcast. Enjoy, Shari Conversations with Courageous Cancer Warriors Click here to listen to the podcast. Lori is a Certified Life and ... Read the Post
What has made a difference in my metastatic breast cancer journey? How do I want to be remembered? Talking about the caregivers.
The Case of The What-Ifs
Life will always have its ups and downs. How you deal with hardships and discouragement will always come down to your mindset. You can learn to change your mindset if you are willing to go through the personal growth necessary. I recently had a young mother reach out to me. She has a similar breast cancer diagnosis and, cancer has spread to her brain. She, of course, is ... Read the Post
But First, Dessert
I want to introduce you to my friend Denise. We have known each other since we were little girls. Our mothers had been friends and were in a bowling league together. So that is how our friendship began. Dance lessons and play dates were part of our early years. Time flys and our last memories together were decades ago when we would take ski lessons at Snowbird. Life happens, and people ... Read the Post
My MBC Timeline
As a metastatic breast cancer patient, I have had questions about other patients with a similar diagnosis. If you are reading my blog you may also have this terminal disease. Because of that, I am including a timeline of my own treatment. I will update my timeline as needed. December 26, 2015 – First Symptom I found a lump in my right breast while taking a shower. I was not overly ... Read the Post
