Cancer Chronicles #12 Radiation is Weird
A few weeks ago, when I was finally starting to feel a bit better from my last round of chemo, I made the impromptu decision to get out...
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leahdoriot
- Apr 3, 2023
- 4 min
Cancer Chronicles #11 Goodbye Chemo, Hello Radiation
I am 3 weeks out from my fourth and final chemo (yay!) and awaiting the start of 5 weeks of radiation, 5 days a week. No rest for the...
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leahdoriot
- Mar 4, 2023
- 4 min
Cancer Chronicles #10 Nap Time
How does one describe the type of fatigue they feel after three of four rounds of chemo? It is hard to articulate. Newborn baby tired...
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leahdoriot
- Feb 7, 2023
- 4 min
Cancer Chronicles #9 Goodbye Hair
Two weeks to the day after my first chemotherapy infusion, my hair began to fall out. It started out with some extra strands weaving...
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leahdoriot
- Jan 24, 2023
- 5 min
Cancer Chronicles #8; Chemo Round One
Two weeks have passed since my first chemotherapy infusion. The past few days have been the closest I have felt to “normal” in a while...
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leahdoriot
- Jan 7, 2023
- 4 min
Cancer Chronicles #7 Anniversaries, Lounge Wear and Second Opinions
The recovery continues. I have never had a double mastectomy before and as such, I had no idea what to expect. In fact, I have managed...
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leahdoriot
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
Cancer Chronicles Part 6; Surgery and Gifts
On December 19th, nearly 3 months after the ultrasound that revealed my cancer, I underwent a double mastectomy. I think back to that day...
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leahdoriot
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Cancer Chronicles #5 Anchors
Anchors. I have been thinking a lot lately about what I consider my anchors. Anchors are those things in my life that, no matter what is...
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leahdoriot
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Cancer Chronicles #4 Getaways, Holidays and Endurance Training
This past weekend I was able to put cancer on the backburner for just a few days to feel like my old self for a bit. The original plans...
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leahdoriot
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Cancer Chronicles Part 3: Snow, Lymph Nodes and Building my Entourage
I am sitting at my kitchen table as I write, looking out on 12 inches of freshly fallen snow. My favorite part of winter is the coziness...
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leahdoriot
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Cancer Chronicles Part 2
The hurry up and wait game continues. Who knew that when you get diagnosed with breast cancer they don’t just whisk you away to fix it...
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leahdoriot
- Oct 30, 2022
- 4 min
Cancer Chronicles Part 1
This week we had our appointment with the surgeon. It was an hour long consultation that while providing some answers, left my head...
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leahdoriot
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Why I Ditched the Scale and So Should You
Many people are surprised to learn that I don’t own a scale. How can I possibly be a health coach and not keep track of my weight? I...
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leahdoriot
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
Navigating Disruption
It’s easy to feel on top of your game when life is going your way. But staying on track with your health when life throws you a...
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leahdoriot
- Apr 17, 2022
- 3 min
Find Your Marathon
Oftentimes, when I tell someone I have run marathons, they look at me like I am a bit crazy. And maybe I am. It takes a special kind of...
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leahdoriot
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Diet Industry is Not Your Friend
Diets are getting a bad rap these days. There is an anti-diet movement underway that aims to end the toxic culture of unsustainable...
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leahdoriot
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
I was once asked by a therapist to write down all the qualities one needed to posses in order to train for and complete a marathon. ...
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leahdoriot
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Let's Talk About Motivation
Happy New Year! January has arrived yet again and for many of us the dropping of the ball in Time’s Square is a call to action. Public...
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leahdoriot
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Emotional Weight We All Need to Lose
How much of your life do you think you’ve spent worrying about the amount of space you take up on the planet? If you could make a pie...
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leahdoriot
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Holidays are Here!
The Holidays are Here! With Thanksgiving in our rear view mirror its safe to say we have entered the season of all things festive, fun...
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