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What to Give Someone with Cancer
Posted by Arona Martin onWhen the unimaginable happens, it’s often difficult to know what to do or say and how to let someone know how much we care. When my friend found out that her teenage daughter had a very rare and inoperable brain tumor, I knew that I wanted her to feel the...
8 Things I Didn’t Know About Chemo
Posted by Arona Martin onWhen I first decided on the idea of a monthly guest blogger for 2021 there were a few people I particularly had in mind. Lauren Lopriore from Liv & Let was one of them! As soon as she agreed to write for this month, I prayed she would also agree...
7 Ways to Be More Grateful During a Cancer Diagnosis
Posted by Arona Martin onI get it. It is so hard to be grateful when things in your life aren't unfolding like you thought. The death of a loved one, loss of a job, career, and especially a cancer diagnosis. Its hard to focus on the good, when it seems like there is so...
Practicing Self-Care: Filling Your Own Cup First
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Posted by Arona Martin onSupporting a Loved One with Cancer
Posted by Arona Martin onHi Everyone! Arona Martin here, founder of Because Love. I was recently invited to share Because Love on the NBC Chicago local news station. It felt SO GOOD to share with others how to can easily, creatively, and thoughtfully show love and support to loved ones battling cancer. Watch and you will learn how...
Cancer Fashionista: My Favorite Things!
Posted by Arona Martin onGuest post by Melissa Berry of CancerFashionista.com I love making lists. Seriously I do. But nothing makes me happier than making a list of my favorite things! I was chatting with Arona and we thought it would be cool for me to share my faves for looking fab through breast cancer...
I Had Cancer & This is What I Needed
Posted by Arona Martin onGuest post by Dana Stewart of Dragonfly Angel Society I’ve had the unfortunate joy of being a cancer patient moved to cancer survivor and then had to watch as one of my closest friends was diagnosed with breast cancer within two years of me finishing treatment. Up until my diagnosis of...
My Favorite Do’s and Don’ts of Supporting a Cancer Fighter
Posted by Arona Martin onCancer is a tough and tricky disease that has significantly impacted many members of my family, including myself. We know first hand what it’s like to support loved ones with cancer and what it is like to be the loved one with cancer. I was diagnosed with a rare form...
A Fiery Passion & Cancer Fashion
Posted by Arona Martin onI want to tell you a story about how fear fuels passion, and hope fuels new ideas. How the scariest, most uncertain things in our life sometimes end up bringing us the most joy, and the best perspective. It’s a story about my life as a child, having a mom...