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Cancer patients and survivors often say that the disease affects them in unexpected ways. It teaches them surprising lessons they might not have learned otherwise. Are you or a loved one living with cancer? What has it taught you? Tell others who are living with the condition how you’re managing the surprises cancer sometimes brings.

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I have a goal - & it scares me! What's yours?

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I have a fitness goal, do you? I've decided to try my first marathon - a winter trail marathon! Not only will this be my first attempt at 26 miles, it will be in the middle of winter. I'm kind of nervous about it. I've been training, but I'm sure it's not enough. When I start freaking out about my crazy goal, I always go back to think about my training plan. I have a plan with manageable intermediary steps that all work toward my goal. Concentrating on the step right in front of me helps keep me focused and calms me down when I'm freaking. But why am I writing about this in the Live with Cancer sect...

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