tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59852114397264145352024-02-18T20:39:34.522-08:00Clutter Clearing Choices & Cancer Survivorship Coping ToolsLearn to clear clutter and improve home organizing to free up time for your priorities. Breast cancer and melanoma survivor also offers coping help to cancer survivors and their family and friends.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-73274488177518362922020-06-30T12:22:00.001-07:002020-06-30T12:22:24.509-07:00Grace * A Biblical Perspective on Current Events<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O-_31-6-PsM" width="480"></iframe>BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-2986428219189528272020-05-10T08:55:00.000-07:002020-05-10T08:55:00.226-07:00COVID-19 & Practicing GratitudeI tried to express my feelings here. Your thoughts?<br />
https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2020/05/during-covid-19-practice-gratitude-not-judgment<br />
<br />BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-89671673469652391342018-11-02T09:03:00.003-07:002018-11-02T09:03:33.933-07:00Says the glass-half-empty girl<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2018/11/hope-for-the-best-as-a-cancer-patient-and-survivor">https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2018/11/hope-for-the-best-as-a-cancer-patient-and-survivor</a><br />
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<br />BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-23979582697953083682017-11-06T07:59:00.001-08:002017-11-06T07:59:30.977-08:00On Cancer Survivorship and Gratitude<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/11/on-cancer-survivorship-and-gratitude">On Cancer Survivorship and Gratitude</a>: Cancer survivor tries to actively practice gratitude during stressful holiday season and life's changes. Coping with approaching holiday stress.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-62045861595616647492017-11-03T07:22:00.001-07:002017-11-03T07:22:20.669-07:00National Caregiver Month: Survivor Turned Caregiver<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/11/national-caregiver-month-survivor-turned-caregiver">National Caregiver Month: Survivor Turned Caregiver</a>: Two-time cancer survivor provides insight as a caregiver. First me, then Mom.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-53784710549508435202017-11-02T16:21:00.001-07:002017-11-02T16:21:08.043-07:00Clearing Life's Clutter Through Trauma<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/11/clearing-lifes-clutter-through-trauma">Clearing Life's Clutter Through Trauma</a>: Two-time cancer survivor offers ideas to reduce clutter, even through difficult times.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-30970600328339947112017-11-01T07:36:00.001-07:002017-11-01T07:36:24.398-07:00Tough Time of Year? Cancer Survivor Chooses Happiness<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/11/tough-time-of-year-cancer-survivor-chooses-happiness">Tough Time of Year? Cancer Survivor Chooses Happiness</a>: Two-time cancer survivor offers ways to work toward happy.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-54565627557773377082017-10-30T09:27:00.001-07:002017-10-30T09:27:31.265-07:00Alone With Cancer After Treatment Ends<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/alone-with-cancer-after-treatment-ends">Alone With Cancer After Treatment Ends</a>: What happens when the hustle, bustle, attention and care of active treatment end? Survivor shares what helped.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-58114785530234142632017-10-27T07:45:00.001-07:002017-10-27T07:45:46.866-07:00Tips for Fighting Cancer Fatigue<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/tips-for-fighting-cancer-fatigue">Tips for Fighting Cancer Fatigue</a>: Two-time cancer survivor talks about managing fatigue.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-46646693842259929032017-10-24T11:34:00.001-07:002017-10-24T11:34:14.758-07:00New Normal: Life Before And After Cancer<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/new-normal-life-before-and-after-cancer">New Normal: Life Before And After Cancer</a>: It isn't always soBarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-16225911612262170292017-10-24T11:28:00.001-07:002017-10-24T11:28:57.922-07:00Live Deliberately, Says Fellow Cancer Survivor<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/live-deliberately-says-fellow-cancer-survivor">Live Deliberately, Says Fellow Cancer Survivor</a>: Cancer survivor shares how cancer survivorship impacts her life choices as she moves forward.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-235468162876168502017-10-20T07:29:00.001-07:002017-10-20T07:29:33.709-07:00Cancer Stress and Coping With Change<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/cancer-stress-coping-with-change">Cancer Stress and Coping With Change</a>: Cancer survivor notices difficulty with changes and transitions since cancer.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-89213257824140609232017-10-18T06:24:00.001-07:002017-10-18T06:24:32.418-07:00If Cancer Didn't Happen to Me<a href="https://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/if-cancer-didnt-happen-to-me">Todays' fantasy by Barb: If Cancer Didn't Happen to Me</a>: If cancer hadn’t happened to me, what would I be like? Have you ever asked yourself that?BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-86910524265061636762017-10-09T16:05:00.001-07:002017-10-09T16:05:43.538-07:00Living Simply After Cancer<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/living-simply-after-cancer">Living Simply After Cancer</a>: Breast cancer survivor and clutter-clearing author says live more simply to simply live by getting rid of clutter.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-89597217375908297922017-10-02T09:54:00.001-07:002017-10-02T09:54:09.898-07:00Breast Cancer Survivor Sees Red Over Pink<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/10/breast-cancer-survivor-sees-red-over-pink">Breast Cancer Survivor Sees Red Over Pink</a>: I struggle with this month every year since my breast cancer.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-43777555613778707972017-09-22T09:59:00.001-07:002017-09-22T09:59:26.113-07:00On Cancer and Facing Death Bravely<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/09/on-cancer-and-facing-death-bravely?p=2">Something it might help everyone to consider now and then. I hope you find this hopeful, as it is intended! On Cancer and Facing Death Bravely</a>: Two-time cancer survivor says lets look death and dying in the face so we don't live our lives in (as much) fear.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-64976498614046291912017-09-15T06:59:00.001-07:002017-09-15T06:59:24.819-07:00When Cancer's Side Effects Return<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/09/when-cancers-side-effects-return">When Cancer's Side Effects Return</a>: An injured cancer survivor reluctantly but gratefully copes with neuropathy, osteopenia and stiff-joint cancer side effects after recently breaking her foot and getting surgery.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-24916693800448291562017-08-24T09:13:00.001-07:002017-08-24T09:13:14.258-07:00Emotional Advice for Cancer Newbies From a Survivor<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2017/08/emotional-advice-for-cancer-newbies-from-a-survivor">Emotional Advice for Cancer Newbies From a Survivor</a>: Seven-year breast cancer survivor offers ideas to cope with cancer emotions.BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-38133301144297787482016-11-03T14:35:00.002-07:002016-11-03T14:35:28.013-07:00Fear of Recurrence & Tale of Survival4 biopsies (mostly) fine. Please read and let me know if this was encouraging to read. Thank you. <a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/11/fears-of-recurrence-and-a-tale-of-survival">http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/11/fears-of-recurrence-and-a-tale-of-survival</a>BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-80928900189858269722016-10-19T10:58:00.001-07:002016-10-19T10:58:50.282-07:00Coping with Cancer's Side Effects<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/10/coping-with-cancers-side-effects">Coping with Cancer's Side Effects</a><br /><br />
My latest article to help fellow cancer patients and survivors along with a nice mention of my cancer coping book at the end! BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-49218468036400721642016-06-23T10:02:00.002-07:002016-06-23T10:03:03.389-07:00After breast cancer, looking normal isn't always feeling so normal.<span data-offset-key="4q47f-0-0"><span data-text="true">Fellow cancer survivors..Okay, so I had a little rant in my article. Please check it out and let me know your thoughts! Thank you! <a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/06/after-breast-cancer-looking-normal-isnt-always-feeling-normal">http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/06/after-breast-cancer-looking-normal-isnt-always-feeling-normal</a></span></span>BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-6578626127296917682016-01-28T14:07:00.003-08:002016-01-28T14:07:39.422-08:00Cancer Survivorship: A Life of Uncertainty<span data-offset-key="cum4p-0-0"><span data-text="true">Hi, I am tired of living with uncertainty as a cancer survivor. Your thoughts on my article below? Thanks. <a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/01/tired-of-cancer-cancer-equals-uncertainty">http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2016/01/tired-of-cancer-cancer-equals-uncertainty</a></span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="cum4p-0-0"><span data-text="true">Thank you! </span></span>BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-63684079826831017092015-12-05T14:12:00.000-08:002015-12-05T14:13:17.475-08:00As a two-time cancer survivor, here are my ideas for coping with holiday and cancer stress. Please add your thoughts below the article! <a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2015/12/a-merry-little-cancer">http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2015/12/a-merry-little-cancer</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2015/09/melanoma-melanoma-oh-my-skin-woes-and-a-new-option-for-some">http://www.curetoday.com/community/barbara-tako/2015/09/melanoma-melanoma-oh-my-skin-woes-and-a-new-option-for-some</a>BarbaraTakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749255569875076859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985211439726414535.post-62376132058844848832015-09-01T10:36:00.002-07:002015-09-01T10:36:48.741-07:00Everyday Health Cancer Coping Article--Share with all who have cancer, Please! Try this technique for help with cancer coping!<br />
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