Writing Through Cancer

Selected Articles by Sharon:

• August 24, 2017, STAT News, “Writing through pain: A cancer survivor guides patients with pen and paper”
• Read Sharon’s bi-monthly column, Write for Wellness., at http://www.cancerkn.com (Cancer Knowledge Network)
• November 2011, “When Words Heal,” by Sharon Bray, in Coping Magazine.
• “Cancer Patients Find Healing in Writing”– a KPBS interview with Sharon and members of her Scripps Green Cancer Center writing group:  http://www.kpbs.org/news/2008/feb/28/san-diego-cancer-patients-find-healing-in-writing/
• Sharon’s two books, A Healing Journey:  Writing together Through Breast Cancer (2004) and When Words Heal:  Writing Through Cancer (2006) are out of print, but used copies are available through Amazon.  Available from Stanford University Press:  Learning to Live Again, (An anthology of cancer survivors’ writing), co-edited by Pat Fobair & Sharon Bray, 2007, is also available through Amazon.

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Online Resources for Those Living with Cancer

• CURE TODAY,  the magazine is free for those on the cancer journey, and serves as an indispensable guide for patients and their families from diagnosis through recovery.
•  Mesothelioma Justice Network, www.asbestos.net.   Resource site for information on asbestos and its medical impacts,  dedicated to improving the quality of life for those diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease.
• www.asbestos.com (information on cancers caused by asbestos–Mesothelioma Doctors – the most up to date and comprehensive information regarding Mesothelioma on the web –working closely with Carl Jewett and the Veteran’s Assistance Network to provide needed help to veterans.)
• http://www.blogforacure.com/  (online community for cancer survivors)
• http://www.breastinvestigators.com (an informational website and social network where members share their expertise on the prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship and advocacy of breast cancer.
• www.cancerkn.com, Cancer Knowledge Network (Canada)
• www.caringbridge.org. Online journals for those dealing with cancer and other debilitating
• http://www.creatingbrave.com.  A community & e-course hub for healing, growing & thriving through mindful art practices, led by artist Heidi Darr-Hope.
• www.dragonflyangelsociety.com: resource for the“after-treatment” life of a cancer survivor, helping answer the question of “I am done with treatment….so now what?”
• www.gildasclubtoronto.org.  A welcoming community of support with programs designed to meet the emotional, social & practical needs of anyone affected by cancer.
• www.healingjourneys.org (provider of the “Cancer as a Turning Point” two day conference, resource newsletter)
• Living With Cancer:  Eight Things You Need to Know  Informative article from the Scientific American
• www.mesotheliomahelpnow.com.  A resource site providing accurate and helpful information, support and resources for patients and their loved ones by supporting a better understanding of their diagnosis, helping to find appropriate treatment, and learn about  available options..
• https://www.treatmesothelioma.org/mesothelioma.  Dedicated to the assistance and guidance of asbestos and mesothelioma  victims around the world. We exist to not only inspire hope during these unbearable times but to also provide palliative care and comprehensive information through our website, resources, and educational videos.
• mesotheliomaveterans.org  (Offers health resources and information for veteran patients and their families)
• www.writingandhealing.org, an inspired site by Diane Morrow, author of One Year of Writing and Healing.  A thoughtful and inspirational resource for anyone writing out of pain, suffering, or trauma.
• www.survivorsreview.org (an online magazine for cancer survivors’ writing)
• http://www.wellnessandwritingconnections.com/ (resources on writing and health)
• www.wellspring.ca   A Canadian network of community-based support centres offering programs and services that meet the emotional, social, practical and restorative needs of those living with cancer and those who care for them.

Additional Resources for Cancer patients and their families:

• Preparing for the Death of a Terminally-Ill Loved One: What to Expect, and How to Help the Entire Family Move Forward
• Eating Well During and After Your Cancer Treatment
• PTSD and Life After Cancer
• Melanoma (for Parents)
• Alcohol and Cancer — Facts and Health Risks
• Diet and Cancer Prevention
• Preventing a Recurrence of Cancer
• Cancer and Sleep

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If you have a recommendation for online resources available to those living with cancer,  please contact Sharon to request inclusion on this page.  All sites are reviewed with the attempt to provide a broad variety of cancer-related resources.