Pete Heiniger
Staring Down a Big Surgery
As a Cancer Fighter, how do you prepare for a big surgery? How do you avoid anxiety? How do you face it all? As a Cancer Fighter with...
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Pete Heiniger
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Chemo Part 4
As I get deeper into chemo rounds, what side effects will I encounter? What kind of pain will I experience? Will I throw up every time?...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Chemo Part 3
What is your chemo team like? How important a role do your nurses and infusion team play in your journey? Your nurses, pharmacists,...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Chemo Part 2
Will I be having chemo on a hospital bed? Will I experience any side effects while I'm receiving chemo? If so, how quickly? What is...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Chemo Part 1
I've just been diagnosed with cancer and I'm starting chemo, what is chemotherapy like? What should I know going into my first round? Is...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Radiation Part 4
How will I feel after radiation? What side effects does radiation have? Much of the fear that we have around radiation treatment is based...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Radiation Part 3
What is the actual radiation procedure like? Do you feel any pain during the actual treatment session? What should I or my loved one be...
Pete Heiniger
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Radiation Part 2
Timing Matters. When you discuss radiation with your oncology team for the first time, you will learn that timing is everything. So,...
Pete Heiniger
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Pete's Journey Through Radiation Part 1
So many of us have heard bits and pieces of stories around radiation and we've developed our own mythology on what it is and what it is...
Pete Heiniger
- Jun 16, 2021
- 6 min
How can I walk with a friend facing cancer? Be a whisper!
In this journey, if I'm honest, we (Shara and I) feel like at times that we've stood at the gates of Hell and could smell the sulfur....
Pete Heiniger
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Fighting for Self-Care
When my husband and I first heard the words, “Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer”, I went into what I could only describe as “freak out mode.” Any...
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