Debbie Galant talks about what it's like to live\nwith breast cancer. What she learned along the way amount to\nsolutions for what can be a desperate, lonely\nexperience.
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\nFrom the shock of her\nfirst diagnosis to sometimes wrenching, sometimes funny\nconversations with her doctors and family, Debbie gives us valuable\nlessons about how to survive and recover, physically and\nemotionally.
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\n\"You are pitched into\nthis world of fear... this incredible world of fear,\" she tells us.\n\"You're making a lot of decisions in that period, but you're really\nin a primal place.\"
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\nHer journey includes how\nto \"de-code\" her oncologist, and learn from a nurse-navigator to\ndealing with her own emotional roller-coaster ride. She also\ntalks about a vital ingredient: humor.
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\n\"Going into a doctor's\nappointment with a sense of humor, as opposed to a sense of dread,\nreally helped.\"
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\nDebbie, her husband\nWarren Levinson, and son Noah tell their story in the podcast,\n\"Chemo Files\" - is a deeply personal account of her months of\ndealing with cancer. She is Associate Director of New Media\nInitiatives and runs NJ News Commons at Montclair State University,\nNew Jersey.
If you would like more\ninformation about understanding breast cancer and learning more\nabout communities that can help, these websites may be\nhelpful: www.breastcancer.org, www.cancer.gov/types/breast, www.webmd.com/breastcancer/. A.B.C.D\n(after breast cancer diagnosis) ( 800-977-4121\n): Free one-to-one mentoring for every step of your journey.\nSpeak with a breast cancer survivor. Get accurate, reliable\ninformation & supportArticles on breast cancer
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