Ostomies: Key Terms, Words & Things to Know

If you are new to ostomy life, or learning to benefit yourself and someone you love, understanding these words can be very helpful in navigating this new lifestyle. For some, ostomies are a temporary fix to allow the body to settle and for others, ostomies are a permanent part of their everyday lives.   Accessory.…

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Healthy Boundaries in Relationships

Boundaries are crucial for self-care, positive relationships, and defining what you will and will not tolerate as behavior within your relationships. Boundaries are our defined expectations of ourselves and others in all kinds of relationships. This includes what we will or will not tolerate, accept, “put up with,” or walk away from. A boundary is…

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Prostate Removal Surgery Information

Once the prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate gland itself, complete removal is the most common treatment. This procedure is called a radical prostatectomy. In this operation, the surgeon removes the whole prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and surrounding tissues. There are different ways this procedure can be done. Radical retropubic prostatectomy and Radical Perineal…

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Testicular Cancer

The testicles or testes are part of the male reproductive system. Cancer occurring anywhere in the testicles is called testicular cancer. The testicles are a bit smaller than a golf ball in adult males and are held within a supportive sac called the scrotum. The scrotum hangs under the base of the penis and help…

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Cancer, Long-Term Illness, and Divorce

Any cancer or long-term illness diagnosis can bring intense personal, physical and emotional challenges to the self, as well as creating these issues within a relationship or marriage. In many cases, the blame for separation or divorce is placed on the cancer itself and all the stress that came along with it. However, most therapists…

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Cancer, Illness & the Impact on your Friendships

The diagnosis of cancer or long-term illness can have a serious impact on friendships, creating an unforeseen stressors for you to deal with. This litmus test for your relationships, your illness, will show you a variety of responses and emotions from others, and many will be surprising. In general, we assume that our friends will…

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Best Foreplay Tips for Men

Foreplay is something that doesn’t come easily for all men. Some need a bit of guidance to better understand just what will work and will not work regarding pleasure. Foreplay can be helpful for those males who are working on reclaiming their intimacy after illness, cancer, or loss of sexual function. It also helps to…

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Every day in the United States, over fifty families hear the words, “your child has cancer” and are left wondering which way to turn and what to do next. Each week, over a dozen families bury their children from childhood cancer. Every year in the United States more than sixteen-thousand children and young adults are…

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